''SEC Nation'' is an

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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

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. The two-hour pregame show has several established weekly segments, including Y'all, Reese's Picks, and more.

Personalities

Current

Laura Rutledge Laura Rutledge ( née McKeeman; born October 2, 1988) is a reporter and host for ESPN and the SEC Network. She is an American beauty pageant titleholder from St. Petersburg, Florida, who was named Miss Florida 2012. Biography She won the title o ...

: (Host, 2017–present; Reporter, 2016) *

Paul Finebaum Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. After many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports-talk radio host in the Birmin ...

: (Analyst, 2014–2019; 2021–present) * Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present) * Jordan Rodgers: (Analyst, 2020–present) * Roman Harper: (Analyst, 2020–present) * Marty Smith: (Reporter, 2019–present) * Ryan McGee: (Reporter, 2019–present)

Former

Joe Tessitore Joseph William Tessitore (born January 1, 1971) is an American sportscaster for ABC and ESPN. He leads ESPN's world championship fight broadcasts as the blow-by-blow broadcaster for Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, serves as a play-by-play announcer f ...

: (Host, 2014–2015) *

Kaylee Hartung Kaylee Hartung (born November 7, 1985) is an American broadcaster. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she has served as a contributor for CBS News, ESPN, CNN, and ABC News. In July 2022, she was announced as the sideline reporter for ''Thursday Nig ...

: (Reporter, 2014–2015) *

Greg McElroy Gregory Vincent McElroy, Jr. (born May 10, 1988) is an American football commentator and former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of ...

: (Analyst, 2015) * Maria Taylor: (Host, 2016) * Lauren Sisler: (Reporter, 2017–2018) * Marcus Spears: (Analyst, 2014–2019)

Locations

2014 season

2015 season

2016 season

2017 season

2018 season

2019 season

2021 season

2022 season

Winners are listed in bold.
Home team listed in ''italics'' for neutral-site or off-campus games.
All rankings displayed for FBS teams are from the

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at the time of the game.

Appearances and results by school

SEC

Non-SEC

Other conference records

Off campus locations

Regular season

* Nissan Stadium (previously LP Field),

Nashville, TN Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

** 2014 home game for Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 Ole Miss *

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(previously Everbank Field),

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** 2016

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game ** 2017

game ** 2018

game ** 2019

game ** 2021

game ** 2022

game * AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas ** 2017

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: No. 17

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vs. No. 11

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** 2022

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game * Bank of America Stadium,

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** 2018 Belk Kickoff Game; No. 17

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vs.

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Camping World Stadium Camping World Stadium is a stadium in Orlando, Florida, located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Amway Center, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, ...

, Orlando, Florida ** 2019

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;

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vs. No. 8

* Mercedes Benz Stadium,

Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

** 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game; No. 1

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vs. No. 14

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Post-season

Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome was a domed stadium in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west, it was owned and operated by the State of Georgia as part of the Georgia World Congress Center ...

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Atlanta, GA Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

2014 SEC Championship Game The 2014 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2014 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between Western Division Champi ...

2015 SEC Championship Game The 2015 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and determined the 2015 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the East Division champion Flo ...

2016 SEC Championship Game The 2016 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, 2016 college football, football champion of the Southeastern C ...

:* 2016 Peach Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game *

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, New Orleans, LA :*

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– CFP Semi-final Game :* 2018 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game :* 2020 CFP National Championship Game * AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas :* 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semi-final Game :*

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– CFP Semi-final Game *

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, Glendale, Arizona :* 2016 CFP National Championship Game *

Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida that opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football program. The s ...

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:* 2017 CFP National Championship Game * Mercedes-Benz Stadium,

2017 SEC Championship Game The 2017 SEC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2017 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first SEC Conference football championship at ...

:* 2018 CFP National Championship Game :*

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2019 SEC Championship Game The 2019 SEC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2019 champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the East ...

2019 Peach Bowl The 2019 Peach Bowl (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl) was a college football bowl game played on December 28, 2019, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. It was the 52nd edition of the Peach Bowl, and was on ...

– CFP Semi-final Game :* 2021 SEC Championship Game :* 2022 Peach Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game *

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:* 2018 Orange Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game *

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:* 2019 CFP National Championship Game *

, Orlando, Florida :* 2019 VRBO Citrus Bowl :* 2020 VRBO Citrus Bowl * Lucas Oil Stadium,

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:* 2022 CFP National Championship Game *

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, Inglewood, California :* 2023 CFP National Championship Game

Tebow's Freak of the Week

2014

2015

2016

October 8: There was no Freak of the Week due to SEC Nation not being at a specific location because of Hurricane Matthew moving SEC Nation to their Charlotte studios. The Freak of the Week would have been someone from Florida or LSU. 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 and Spears "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.

2017

October 28: 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 and Spears "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.

2018

October 27: This week there were two throwback Freaks of the Week, for

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, Herschel Walker and for

Jevon Kearse Jevon Kearse (born September 3, 1976), nicknamed "the Freak", is a former American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the late 1990s and 2000s. Kearse played college football ...

2019

References

* http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/05/sec-networks-sept-sites/

External links

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