SEC Nation is an ESPN entertainment show previewing college football games from the Southeastern Conference. Based on the format of College Gameday, the show previews SEC football games from a SEC school each week.
The show airs from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Time every Saturday on the SEC Network. The two-hour pregame show has several established weekly segments: Tebow’s Freak of the Week, Spears’ tailgate eats, Paul vs Y'all, and Rutledge’s social segments.
Maria Taylor: (Host, 2016–present)
Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present)
Marcus Spears: (Analyst, 2014–present)
Paul Finebaum: (Analyst, 2014–present)
Laura Rutledge: (Reporter, 2016–present)
Joe Tessitore: (Host, 2014–2015)
Kaylee Hartung: (Reporter, 2014–2015)
Greg McElroy: (Analyst, 2015)
August 28: #21 Texas A&M at #9 South Carolina at Gamecock Park Texas A&M 52-28
August 30: Arkansas at #6 Auburn at the Campus Green Auburn 45-21
September 6: #15 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (LP Field, Nashville, TN) outside LP Field Ole Miss 41-3
September 13: Kentucky at Florida at Plaza of the Americas Florida 36-30 (Double Overtime)
September 20: Florida at #3 Alabama at Moore Hall Alabama 42-21
September 27: Tennessee at #12 Georgia at Myers Quad Georgia 35-32
October 4: #6 Texas A&M at #12 Mississippi State at The Junction Mississippi State 48-31
October 11: #7 Alabama at Arkansas at Victory Village Alabama 14-13
October 18: Tennessee at #3 Ole Miss at The Grove Ole Miss 34-3
October 25: #1 Mississippi State at Kentucky at Purple Lot (College Way at Alumni Drive) Mississippi State 45-31
November 1: Kentucky at Missouri at Francis Quadrangle Missouri 20-10
November 8: #6 Alabama at #19 LSU at Lot 106 Alabama 20-13 Overtime
November 15: Missouri at #24 Texas A&M at Spence Park Missouri 34-27
November 22: #19 Missouri at Tennessee at Ayres Hall Missouri 29-21
November 29: #4 Mississippi State at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove Ole Miss 31-17
December 8: SEC Championship Game: #1 Alabama vs. #14 Missouri (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center Alabama 42-13
January 1, 2015: Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal: #4 Ohio State vs. #1 Alabama (Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA) Ohio State 42-35
September 5: UTEP at #18 Arkansas at Victory Village (The Hill)
September 12: #10 Georgia at Vanderbilt at The Commons
September 19: #18 Auburn at #13 LSU at Nicholson Dr./ Gourrier Ave. (Next to Walk-Ons)
September 26: Tennessee at Florida at Plaza of the Americas
October 3: #13 Alabama at #8 Georgia at Myers Quad
October 10: #19 Georgia at Tennessee at Ayres Hall
October 17: #10 Alabama at #9 Texas A&M at Spence Park
October 24: Tennessee at #8 Alabama at Moore Hall
October 31: Tennessee at Kentucky at Purple Lot (College Way at Alumni Drive)
November 5: #24 Mississippi State at Missouri at Faurot Field
November 7: Arkansas at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove
November 14: #3 Alabama at #20 Mississippi State at the Junction
November 21: The Citadel at South Carolina at Gamecock Park
November 28: #2 Alabama at Auburn at the Campus Green
December 5: SEC Championship Game: #2 Alabama vs. #18 Florida (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center
December 31: Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal: #3 Michigan State vs. #2 Alabama (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX)
January 11, 2016: CFP National Championship: #2 Alabama vs. #1 Clemson (University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona)
September 1: Appalachian State at #9 Tennessee at Ayres Hall Tennessee 20-13 (Overtime)
September 3: #16 UCLA at Texas A&M at Spence Park Texas A&M 31-24 (Overtime)
September 10: South Carolina at Mississippi State at the Junction Mississippi State 27-14
September 17: #1 Alabama at #19 Ole Miss at The Grove Alabama 48-43
September 24: #18 LSU at Auburn at Wellness Kitchen Green Space Auburn 18-13
October 1: #11 Tennessee at #25 Georgia at Myers Quad Tennessee 34-31
October 8: SEC Nation was scheduled to be at the LSU at #18 Florida game at Plaza of the Americas but due to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, SEC Nation will instead do the show from its Charlotte studios. The Florida—LSU game has been postponed for a future date in the season.
October 15: #1 Alabama at #9 Tennessee at Ayres Hall Alabama 45-10
October 22: Mississippi State at Kentucky at Purple Lot Kentucky 40-38
October 29: #12 Florida vs Georgia (EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL) outside EverBank Field Florida 24-10
November 5: #10 Florida at Arkansas at Victory Village (The Hill) Arkansas 31-10
November 12: South Carolina at #22 Florida Florida 20-7
November 19: #21 Florida at #16 LSU Florida 16-10
November 26: #16 Auburn at #1 Alabama
December 3: SEC Championship Game: #15 Florida vs #1 Alabama (Atlanta, GA) at the Georgia World Congress Center
December 31: Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal – CFP Semifinal: #4 Washington vs. #1 Alabama (Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA)
January 9, 2017: CFP National Championship: #1 Alabama vs. #2 Clemson (Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida)
Winners are listed in BOLD All rankings displayed for FBS teams are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
(x) indicates multiple visits in a season.
Nissan Stadium (previously LP Field), Nashville, TN
2014 home game for Vanderbilt against #15 Ole Miss
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
Georgia Dome, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
2014, 2015, & 2016 SEC Championship Game
2016 Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
2015 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
2016 CFP National Championship
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
2017 CFP National Championship
August 28: Corey Robinson of South Carolina
August 30: Sammie Coates of Auburn
September 6: Vince Taylor of at Vanderbilt
September 13: Vernon Hargreaves III of Florida
September 20: Landon Collins of Alabama
September 27: Nick Chubb of Georgia
October 4: Benardrick McKinney of Mississippi State
October 11: Trey Flowers of Arkansas
October 18: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
October 25: Alvin Bud Dupree of Kentucky
November 1: Shane Ray of Missouri
November 8: Danielle Hunter of LSU
November 15: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
November 22: Owen Williams of Tennessee
November 29: Nick Chubb of Georgia
Freak of the Year: Trey Flowers of Arkansas & Nick Chubb of Georgia
September 5: Dan Skipper of Arkansas
September 12: Sony Michel of Georgia
September 19: Leonard Fournette of LSU
September 26: Jonathan Bullard of Florida
October 3: Nick Chubb of Georgia
October 10: Cameron Sutton of Tennessee
October 17: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
October 24: Derrick Henry of Alabama
October 31: Stanley Williams of Kentucky
November 5: Charles Harris of Missouri
November 7: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
November 14: Brandon Bryant of Mississippi State
November 21: Pharoh Cooper of South Carolina
November 28: Carl Lawson of Auburn
Freak of the Year: Derrick Henry of Alabama
September 3: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
September 10: Gerri Green of Mississippi State
September 17: DJ Jones of Ole Miss
September 24: Braden Smith of Auburn
October 1: Isaiah Mckenzie of Georgia
October 8: There was no Freak Of The Week due to SEC Nation not being at a specific location because of Hurricane Matthews moving SEC Nation to their Charlotte Studios. The Freak Of The Week would have been someone from Florida or LSU.
October 15: Alvin Kamara of Tennessee
October 22: Jordan Jones of Kentucky
October 29: There was no Freak Of The Week due to the game being at a neutral site with no exact team location. Instead, in the spirit of Halloween, Tebow & Marcus "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.
November 5: Jeremiah Ledbetter of Arkansas
November 12: Florida Secondary of Florida
November 19: Derrius Guice of LSU
November 26: O. J. Howard of Alabama
Freak of the Year: Jordan Jones of Kentucky & Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
