SEC Nation is a pre-game show broadcast by SEC Network as part of its coverage of college football.
Modeled after ESPN's College GameDay, it broadcasts on Saturday mornings during the regular season from the campus of a Southeastern Conference (SEC) school, and features news and analysis of the day's upcoming games in the SEC.
History The series premiered in 2014 as part of SEC Network's launch slate of studio programming; for its inaugural season, the program would be hosted by ESPN college football commentator Joe Tessitore, joined by NFL players and SEC alumni Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears, radio host Paul Finebaum, and reporter Kaylee Hartung.
Its format is modelled after ESPN's long-running College GameDay, albeit with changes to account for the "pageantry" and "flavor" of SEC football, such as an "intimate" stage constructed near a location on the hosting campus where fans are naturally gathering (aiming to be "among" an existing crowd, rather than creating a crowd), and a tour bus that would be used for feature segments highlighting the culture of the host city. SEC Nation visited all 14 SEC schools throughout its inaugural season.
Personalities
Current Matt Barrie: (Host, 2026–present) Paul Finebaum: (Analyst, 2014–2019; 2021–present) Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present) Chase Daniel: (Analyst, 2026–present) Roman Harper: (Analyst, 2020–present) Marion Crowder: (Reporter, 2026–present) Marty Smith: (Reporter/Contributor, 2019–present) Ryan McGee: (Reporter/Contributor, 2019–present)
Former Joe Tessitore: (Host, 2014–2015) Kaylee Hartung: (Reporter, 2014–2015) Greg McElroy: (Analyst, 2015) Maria Taylor: (Host, 2016) Lauren Sisler: (Reporter, 2017–2018) Marcus Spears: (Analyst, 2014–2019) Laura Rutledge: (Host, 2017–2025; Reporter, 2016) Jordan Rodgers: (Analyst, 2020–2025)
Locations 2014 season
DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesNo. 21 Texas A&M52No. 9 South Carolina28Columbia, SCGamecock ParkAugust 30, 2014Arkansas21No. 6 Auburn45Auburn, ALCampus GreenSeptember 6, 2014No. 15 Ole Miss41Vanderbilt3Nashville, TNOutside LP FieldRivalrySeptember 13, 2014Kentucky30Florida363OTGainesville, FLPlaza of the AmericasRivalrySeptember 20, 2014Florida21No. 3 Alabama42Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallRivalrySeptember 27, 2014Tennessee32No. 12 Georgia35Athens, GAMyers QuadRivalryOctober 4, 2014No. 6 Texas A&M31No. 12 Mississippi State48Starkville, MSThe JunctionOctober 11, 2014No. 7 Alabama14Arkansas13Fayetteville, ARVictory VillageOctober 18, 2014Tennessee3No. 3 Ole Miss34Oxford, MSThe GroveRivalryOctober 25, 2014No. 1 Mississippi State45Kentucky31Lexington, KYPurple LotNovember 1, 2014Kentucky10Missouri20Columbia, MOFrancis QuadrangleNovember 8, 2014No. 6 Alabama20OTNo. 19 LSU13Baton Rouge, LALot 106RivalryNovember 15, 2014Missouri34No. 24 Texas A&M27College Station, TXSpence ParkNovember 22, 2014No. 19 Missouri29Tennessee21Knoxville, TNAyres HallNovember 29, 2014No. 4 Mississippi State17No. 19 Ole Miss31Oxford, MSThe GroveEgg BowlDecember 6, 2014No. 1 Alabama42No. 14 Missouri13Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship GameJanuary 1, 2015No. 4 Ohio State42No. 1 Alabama35New Orleans, LAOutside Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeSugar Bowl (CFP Semi-final)
2015 season
DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesSeptember 5, 2015UTEP13No. 18 Arkansas48Fayetteville, ARVictory VillageFirst non-conference game to be featured on SEC Nation.September 12, 2015No. 10 Georgia31Vanderbilt14Nashville, TNIngram CommonsRivalrySeptember 19, 2015No. 18 Auburn21No. 13 LSU45Baton Rouge, LAWalk-On'sRivalrySeptember 26, 2015Tennessee27Florida28Gainesville, FLPlaza of the AmericasRivalryOctober 3, 2015No. 13 Alabama38No. 8 Georgia10Athens, GAMyers QuadRivalryOctober 10, 2015No. 19 Georgia31Tennessee38Knoxville, TNAyres HallRivalryOctober 17, 2015No. 10 Alabama41No. 9 Texas A&M23College Station, TXSpence ParkOctober 24, 2015Tennessee14No. 8 Alabama19Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallThird Saturday in OctoberOctober 31, 2015Tennessee52Kentucky21Lexington, KYPurple LotRivalryNo. 24 Mississippi State31Missouri13Columbia, MOInside Memorial StadiumNovember 7, 2015Arkansas53OTNo. 19 Ole Miss52Oxford, MSThe GroveArkansas–Ole Miss football rivalryNovember 14, 2015No. 3 Alabama31No. 20 Mississippi State6Starkville, MSThe JunctionRivalryNovember 21, 2015The Citadel23South Carolina22Columbia, SCGamecock ParkNovember 28, 2015No. 2 Alabama29Auburn13Auburn, ALCampus GreenIron BowlDecember 5, 2015No. 18 Florida15No. 2 Alabama29Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship Game (rivalry)December 31, 2015No. 3 Michigan State0No. 2 Alabama38Arlington, TXOutside AT&T StadiumCotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semi-final)January 11, 2016No. 2 Alabama45No. 1 Clemson40Glendale, AZInside University of Phoenix StadiumCFP National Championship Game (rivalry)
2016 season
DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesAppalachian State13No. 9 Tennessee20OTKnoxville, TNAyres HallSeptember 3, 2016No. 16 UCLA24Texas A&M31OTCollege Station, TXSpence ParkSeptember 10, 2016South Carolina14Mississippi State27Starkville, MSThe JunctionSeptember 17, 2016No. 1 Alabama48No. 19 Ole Miss43Oxford, MSThe GroveRivalrySeptember 24, 2016No. 18 LSU13Auburn18Auburn, ALWellness Kitchen Green SpaceRivalryOctober 1, 2016No. 11 Tennessee34No. 25 Georgia31Athens, GAMyers QuadRivalryOctober 8, 2016––--Charlotte, NCSEC Network StudiosOriginally scheduled to be LSU at No. 18 Florida, but the game was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew.October 15, 2016No. 1 Alabama49No. 9 Tennessee10Knoxville, TNAyres HallThird Saturday in OctoberOctober 22, 2016Mississippi State38Kentucky40Lexington, KYPurple LotOctober 29, 2016No. 12 Florida24Georgia10Jacksonville, FLOutside EverBank FieldRivalryNovember 5, 2016No. 10 Florida10Arkansas31Fayetteville, AROld MainNovember 12, 2016South Carolina7No. 22 Florida20Gainesville, FLPlaza of the AmericasNovember 19, 2016No. 21 Florida16No. 16 LSU10Baton Rouge, LAWalk-On's/Inside Tiger StadiumRivalryNovember 26, 2016No. 16 Auburn12No. 1 Alabama30Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallIron BowlDecember 3, 2016No. 1 Alabama54No. 15 Florida16Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship Game (rivalry)December 31, 2016No. 4 Washington7No. 1 Alabama24Atlanta, GAInside the Georgia DomePeach Bowl (CFP Semi-final)January 9, 2017No. 2 Clemson35No. 1 Alabama31Tampa, FLInside Raymond James StadiumCFP National Championship Game (rivalry)
2017 season DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesSeptember 2, 2017No. 11 Michigan33No. 17 Florida17Arlington, TXOutside AT&T StadiumAdvocare ClassicSeptember 9, 2017South Carolina31Missouri13Columbia, MOFrancis QuadrangleMayor's CupSeptember 16, 2017No. 12 LSU7Mississippi State37Starkville, MSThe JunctionRivalrySeptember 23, 2017No. 1 Alabama59Vanderbilt0Nashville, TNIngram CommonsSeptember 30, 2017No. 7 Georgia41Tennessee0Knoxville, TNAyres HallRivalryOctober 7, 2017LSU17No. 21 Florida16Gainesville, FLPlaza of the AmericasRivalryOctober 14, 2017Missouri28No. 4 Georgia53Athens, GASpecial Collections LibraryOctober 21, 2017Tennessee7No. 1 Alabama45Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallThird Saturday in OctoberOctober 28, 2017No. 3 Georgia42Florida7Jacksonville, FLOutside EverBank FieldRivalryNovember 4, 2017No. 19 LSU10No. 1 Alabama24Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallRivalryNovember 11, 2017No. 2 Georgia17No. 10 Auburn40Auburn, ALWellness Kitchen Green SpaceDeep South's Oldest RivalryNovember 18, 2017Kentucky13No. 7 Georgia42Athens, GAMyers QuadNovember 25, 2017No. 4 Clemson34South Carolina10Columbia, SCGamecock ParkPalmetto BowlDecember 2, 2017No. 6 Georgia28No. 4 Auburn7Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship Game (rivalry)January 1, 2018No. 4 Alabama24No. 1 Clemson6New Orleans, LAOutside Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeSugar Bowl (CFP Semi-final) (rivalry)January 8, 2018No. 4 Alabama26OTNo. 3 Georgia23Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterCFP National Championship Game (rivalry)
2018 season DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesAugust 30, 2018Northwestern State7Texas A&M59College Station, TXKyle FieldSeptember 1, 2018No. 17 West Virginia40Tennessee14Charlotte, NCBank of America StadiumBelk Kickoff GameSeptember 8, 2018No. 3 Georgia41 No. 24 South Carolina 17Columbia, SCGamecock ParkRivalrySeptember 15, 2018No. 1 Alabama62Ole Miss7Oxford, MSThe GroveRivalrySeptember 22, 2018No. 22 Texas A&M23No. 1 Alabama45Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallSeptember 29, 2018Florida13No. 23 Mississippi State6Starkville, MSThe JunctionOctober 6, 2018No. 5 LSU19No. 22 Florida27Gainesville, FLPlaza of the AmericasRivalryOctober 13, 2018Tennessee30No. 21 Auburn24Auburn, ALWellness Kitchen Green SpaceRivalryOctober 20, 2018No. 1 Alabama58Tennessee21Knoxville, TNAyres HallThird Saturday in OctoberOctober 27, 2018No. 9 Florida17No. 7 Georgia36Jacksonville, FLOutside TIAA Bank FieldRivalryNovember 3, 2018No. 6 Georgia34No. 9 Kentucky17Lexington, KYOutside William T. Young LibraryNovember 10, 2018No. 7 LSU24 Arkansas17Fayetteville, AROutside Bud Walton ArenaRivalryNovember 17, 2018UMass27No. 5 Georgia66Athens, GAOutside Richard B. Russell BuildingNovember 24, 2018Auburn 21No. 1 Alabama52Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallIron BowlDecember 1, 2018No. 1 Alabama 35No. 4 Georgia28Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship Game December 29, 2018No. 4 Oklahoma34No. 1 Alabama45Miami, FLHard Rock StadiumOrange Bowl (CFP Semi-final)January 1, 2019No. 15 Kentucky27No. 13 Penn State24Orlando, FLCamping World StadiumCitrus Bowl January 7, 2019No. 2 Clemson44No. 1 Alabama16Santa Clara, CALevi's StadiumCFP National Championship Game (rivalry)
2019 season
DateVisitorHostCityLocationNotesAugust 24, 2019Miami (FL)20No. 8 Florida24Orlando, FLCamping World StadiumCamping World Kickoff (rivalry)August 31, 2019No. 3 Georgia30Vanderbilt6Nashville, TNCommons LawnRivalrySeptember 7, 2019West Virginia7Missouri38Columbia, MOWest Lawn of the Hearnes CenterSeptember 14, 2019 No. 9 Florida29Kentucky21Lexington, KYWilliam T. Young LibraryRivalrySeptember 21, 2019No. 8 Auburn28No. 17 Texas A&M20College Station, TXSpence ParkSeptember 28, 2019Mississippi State23No. 7 Auburn56Auburn, ALWellness Kitchen Green SpaceRivalryOctober 5, 2019No. 3 Georgia43Tennessee14 Knoxville, TNAyres HallRivalryOctober 12, 2019South Carolina20No. 3 Georgia17Athens, GA Myers QuadRivalryOctober 19, 2019No. 2 LSU36Mississippi State13Starkville, MSThe JunctionRivalryOctober 26, 2019No. 9 Auburn20No. 2 LSU23Baton Rouge, LANicholson Gateway ParkRivalryNovember 2, 2019No. 8 Georgia24No. 6 Florida17Jacksonville, FLOutside TIAA Bank FieldRivalryNovember 9, 2019No. 2 LSU46No. 3 Alabama41Tuscaloosa, ALOutside Moore HallRivalry/Game of the CenturyNovember 16, 2019No. 1 LSU58Ole Miss37Oxford, MSThe GroveMagnolia BowlNovember 23, 2019Texas A&M13No. 4 Georgia19Athens, GA Myers QuadNovember 30, 2019No. 5 Alabama45No. 15 Auburn48Auburn, ALWellness Kitchen Green SpaceIron BowlDecember 7, 2019No. 4 Georgia10No. 2 LSU37Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterSEC Championship Game December 28, 2019No. 4 Oklahoma28No. 1 LSU63Atlanta, GAGeorgia World Congress CenterPeach Bowl (CFP Semi-final)January 1, 2020No. 14 Michigan16No. 13 Alabama35Orlando, FLCamping World StadiumCitrus BowlJanuary 13, 2020No. 3 Clemson25No. 1 LSU42New Orleans, LAMercedes-Benz SuperdomeCFP National Championship Game
2021 season