''SEC Nation'' is an

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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 Timothy Richard Tebow (; born August 14, 1987) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. Tebow played college football for t ...

: (Analyst, 2014–present) * Jordan Rodgers: (Analyst, 2020–present) * Roman Harper: (Analyst, 2020–present) *

Marty Smith Marty Smith (November 26, 1956 – April 27, 2020) was an American professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981, most prominently as a member of the Honda factory racing team with whom he won 1 ...

: (Reporter, 2019–present) *

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: (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

2023 season

2024 season

2025 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 AP Poll at the time of the game.

Appearances and results by school

SEC

Non-SEC

Other conference records

Off campus locations

Regular season

Nissan Stadium Nissan Stadium may refer to: * Nissan Stadium (Nashville) * Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) The , currently known as for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which opened in March 1998. It is ...

(previously LP Field),

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** 2014 home game for Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 Ole Miss ** 2023 home game for No. 12 Tennessee vs.

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* EverBank Stadium (previously Everbank Field & TIAA Bank Field),

Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

** 2016

Florida–Georgia football rivalry The Florida–Georgia football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the University of Florida Gators and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, both members of the Southeastern Conference. The programs first m ...

game ** 2017

game ** 2018

game ** 2019

game ** 2021

game ** 2022

game ** 2023

game ** 2024

game *

AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. It is also the home of the Cotton Bowl Classic ...

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal c ...

** 2017 Advocare Classic: No. 17

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vs. No. 11

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

** 2022

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game *

Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium is a 74,867-seat multi-purpose stadium located on in the Uptown section of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL ...

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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 U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

Camping World Stadium Camping World Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Orlando, Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States located in the West Lakes neighborhood of Downtown Orlando, west of new sports and entertainment facilities including the Kia Center, the Dr. Phil ...

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** 2019

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; Miami (FL) vs. No. 8

* Mercedes Benz Stadium,

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

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vs. No. 14

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* Cotton Bowl ** 2024 Red River Rivalry game

Postseason

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Atlanta, GA Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, At ...

** 2014 SEC Championship Game ** 2015 SEC Championship Game ** 2016 SEC Championship Game ** 2016 Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game *

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(previously Mercedes-Benz Superdome),

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** 2015 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game ** 2018 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game ** 2020 CFP National Championship Game ** 2025 Sugar Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal Game *

** 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal Game ** 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal Game ** 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal Game * Rose Bowl,

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** 2024 Rose Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game * University of Phoenix Stadium,

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** 2016 CFP National Championship Game *

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** 2017 CFP National Championship Game *

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** 2017 SEC Championship Game ** 2018 CFP National Championship Game ** 2018 SEC Championship Game ** 2019 SEC Championship Game ** 2019 Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game ** 2021 SEC Championship Game ** 2022 SEC Championship Game **

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– CFP Semifinal Game ** 2023 SEC Championship Game ** 2024 SEC Championship Game *

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** 2018 Orange Bowl – CFP Semifinal Game * Levi's Stadium,

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** 2019 CFP National Championship Game *

** 2019 Citrus Bowl ** 2020 Citrus Bowl *

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** 2022 CFP National Championship Game *

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** 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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and for

, Jevon Kearse.

2019

2025

References

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

External links

Official website
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