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What an opening week for SEC football teams.
They kicked off their seasons by going 12-1 collectively in their openers, with the lone exception being Vanderbilt, which lost, 14-12, to Western Kentucky. LSU’s opener against McNeese State was canceled due to excessive lightning.
However, 10 of this week’s 11 games are on ESPN or an affiliate, and here’s the full lineup:
JACKSONVILLE STATE VS. AUBURN (SEPT. 12, NOON ET ON SEC NETWORK)
Play-by-play: Dave Neal
Color commentator: Matt Stinchcomb
Sideline reporter: N/A
GEORGIA AT VANDERBILT (SEPT. 12, 3:30 P.M. ET ON CBS)
Play-by-play: Verne Lundqvist
Color commentator: Gary Danielson
Sideline reporter: Allie LaForce
FRESNO STATE AT OLE MISS (SEPT. 12, 3:30 P.M. ET ON ESPN2)
Play-by-play: Adam Amin
Color commentator: Kelly Stouffer
Sideline reporter: Olivia Harland
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT ALABAMA (SEPT. 12, 4 P.M. ET ON SEC NETWORK)
Play-by-play: Tom Hart
Color commentator: Andre Ware
Sideline reporter: Laura Rutledge
TOLEDO AT ARKANSAS (SEPT. 12, 4 P.M. ET ON SEC NETWORK ALTERNATE)
Play-by-play: Mike Couzens
Color commentator: Cole Cubelic
Sideline reporter: Kevin Weidl
OKLAHOMA AT TENNESSEE (SEPT. 12, 6 P.M. ET ON ESPN)
Play-by-play: Brad Nessler
Color commentator: Todd Blackledge
Sideline reporter: Holly Rowe
MISSOURI AT ARKANSAS STATE (SEPT. 12, 7 P.M. ET ON ESPN3)
Play-by-play: Drew Fellios
Color commentator: Forrest Conoly
Sideline reporter: N/A
BALL STATE AT TEXAS A&M (SEPT. 12, 7 P.M. ET ON ESPNU)
Play-by-play: Allen Bestwick
Color commentator: Dan Hawkins
Sideline reporter: Kayce Smith
EAST CAROLINA AT FLORIDA (SEPT. 12, 7 P.M. ET ON ESPN2)
Play-by-play: Mark Jones
Color commentator: Rod Gilmore
Sideline reporter: Quint Kessenich
KENTUCKY AT SOUTH CAROLINA (SEPT. 12, 7:30 P.M. ET ON SEC NETWORK)
Play-by-play: Brent Musburger
Color commentator: Jesse Palmer
Sideline reporter: Maria Taylor
LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEPT. 12, 9:15 P.M. ET ON ESPN)
Play-by-play: Dave Pasch
Color commentator: Brian Griese
Sideline reporter: Tom Luginbill
Stan Chrapowicki is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Alabama and Auburn.
