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SEC Nation and ESPN Gameday Coming to Jacksonville
October 24, 2018 | Football
SEC NATION
Airing live from 10 a.m. - Noon ET, the show will delve into the storylines of Southeastern Conference football, the weekend's biggest matchups and more before the Gators and the Dawgs battle at TIAA Bank Field at 3:30 p.m.
SEC Nation includes live reports, analysis and features surrounding the world of SEC football, as well as special appearances from hometown favorites throughout the season. Laura Rutledge hosts the traveling pregame show, navigating the Saturday morning conversations with analysts Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears and Paul Finebaum, along with reporter Lauren Sisler. New in 2018 is the SEC Nation demo field that debuted at the show's SEC Media Days stop in July. Also new for 2018 is the weekly series "Nation Shorts," from the creators of "SEC Shorts."
This will be SEC Nation's third consecutive season covering the action in Jacksonville and the 13th appearance on the show for both teams. In addition to the live show Saturday, The Paul Finebaum Show Presented by Johnsonville airs from 3-7 p.m. Friday on SEC Network. Fans are invited to catch all four hours of #FinebaumFriday live from the SEC Network set in Jacksonville.
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ESPN GAMEDAY
For the first time since 2005, the ESPN College GameDay crew will be in attendance for the annual rivalry matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators. The decision was announced on Saturday night. Â The show will air from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on ESPN. Fans are encouraged to tailgate alongside the show.
Georgia (6-1, 4-1 SEC) and Florida (6-1, 4-1 SEC) will both be coming off a bye weeks heading into the important SEC matchup of Top-10 teams.
Since 1993, College GameDay has been television's definitive and comprehensive college football studio show and has traveled most weeks on college Saturdays to the day's big game and has been met by large and enthusiastic crowds. Hosted by Rece Davis, GameDay features Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and former Bulldogs David Pollack and Maria Taylor during the 9 a.m. – noon hours on ESPN.
Kickoff against Georgia is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on CBS.
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