''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: (Host, 2017–present; Reporter, 2016) * Paul Finebaum: (Analyst, 2014–2019; 2021–present) * Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present) *

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: (Analyst, 2020–present) * Roman Harper: (Analyst, 2020–present) * Marty Smith: (Reporter, 2019–present) * Ryan McGee: (Reporter, 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)

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),

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** 2014 home game for Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 Ole Miss * TIAA Bank Field (previously Everbank Field), Jacksonville, FL ** 2016 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game ** 2017 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game ** 2018 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game ** 2019 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game ** 2021 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game ** 2022 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game * AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas ** 2017 Advocare Classic: No. 17

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vs. No. 11

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** 2022 Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry game * Bank of America Stadium,

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** 2018 Belk Kickoff Game; No. 17

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vs.

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* Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida ** 2019 Camping World Kickoff; Miami (FL) vs. No. 8

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

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vs. No. 14

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Post-season

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, Georgia World Congress Center,

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:* 2016 Peach Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game * Mercedes-Benz Superdome,

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– CFP Semi-final Game :*

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– 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 * University of Phoenix Stadium,

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:* 2016 CFP National Championship Game * Raymond James Stadium,

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:* 2017 CFP National Championship Game * Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center,

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:* 2018 CFP National Championship Game :*

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– CFP Semi-final Game :*

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– CFP Semi-final Game * Hard Rock Stadium,

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:* 2018 Orange Bowl – CFP Semi-final Game * Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California :* 2019 CFP National Championship Game * Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida :* 2019 VRBO Citrus Bowl :* 2020 VRBO Citrus Bowl *

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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.

2019

References

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

External links

Official website
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