The SEC has announced their early season 2013 football TV schedule. The season kicks off on Thursday, Aug. 29 when South Carolina hosts North Carolina and Vanderbilt hosts Ole Miss.
Three neutral site match-ups involving SEC teams are featured on Saturday, Aug. 31. In the Texas Kickoff Classic, Mississippi State takes on Oklahoma State at Reliant Stadium in Houston (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2), while Alabama faces Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta (5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The night cap features LSU taking on TCU at Cowboys Stadium (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Johnny Manziel, aka “Johnny Football, and Texas A&M open the 2013 season at home vs. Rice on Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN). And in another huge non-conference match-up, Georgia travels to Clemson (8 p.m. ET, ABC).
The 2013 SEC Championship Game will be televised by CBS at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, December, 7, 2013.
Overall, 37 games have been announced involving SEC teams for broadcast on ABC, CBS, ESPN Networks, FSN, SEC Network, and Pay-Per-View.
Listed below are the SEC games have been selected for television as of August 27:
| SEC – 2013, Week 1 | |||
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| Thu., Aug. 29 | North Carolina at South Carolina | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Thu., Aug. 29 | Ole Miss at Vanderbilt | 9:15 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Toledo at Florida | 12:21 p.m. | SEC Network/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Rice at Texas A&M | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Miss. St. vs. Oklahoma St. (Houston) | 3:30 p.m. | ABC and ESPN2 (RM) |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | UL Lafayette at Arkansas | 4:00 p.m. | FSN/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Virginia Tech vs. Alabama | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Austin Peay at Tennessee | 6:00 p.m. | PPV/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Washington State at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Kentucky vs. W. Kentucky (Nashville) | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNews |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Georgia at Clemson | 8:00 p.m. | ABC |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | TCU vs. LSU (Arlington) | 9:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Aug. 31 | Murray State at Missouri | 7:00 p.m. | PPV/ESPN3 |
| SEC – 2013, Week 2 | |||
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Florida at Miami | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Miami (Ohio) at Kentucky | 12:00 p.m. | FSN/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Western Kentucky at Tennessee | 12:21 p.m. | SEC Network/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Toledo at Missouri | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Alcorn State at Miss. State | 3:30 p.m. | CSS/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | South Carolina at Georgia | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Samford at Arkansas (Little Rock) | 7:00 p.m. | PPV |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | UAB at LSU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | SE Missouri at Ole Miss | 7:00 p.m. | PPV |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Sam Houston State at Texas A&M | 7:00 p.m. | PPV |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Arkansas State at Auburn | 7:30 p.m. | FSN/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sep. 7 | Austin Peay at Vanderbilt | 7:30 p.m. | CSS/ESPN3 |
| SEC – 2013, Week 3 | |||
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Louisville at Kentucky | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Southern Miss at Arkansas | 12:21 p.m. | SEC Network/ESPN3 |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Alabama at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Tennessee at Oregon | 3:30 p.m. | ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Mississippi State at Auburn | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Vanderbilt at South Carolina | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Kent State at LSU | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU |
| Sat., Sep. 14 | Ole Miss at Texas | 8:00 p.m. | Longhorn Network/Local MS |
| SEC – 2013, Other Games | |||
| Sat., Oct. 19 | CBS Doubleheader | 12/3:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Thu., Oct. 24 | Kentucky at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Sat., Nov. 2 | Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville) | 3:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Sat., Nov. 9 | CBS Doubleheader | 3:30/8 p.m. | CBS |
| Thu., Nov. 28 | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN |
| Fri., Nov. 29 | Arkansas at LSU | 2:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Sat., Dec. 7 | SEC Championship Game | 4:00 p.m. | CBS |
How come the Ole Miss-Texas game is on the LH Network? I’m surprised ESPN didn’t get that one on a more accessible channel. It should be a good game.
GO TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The text says the Alabama-VPI game is at 4:30. Should be 5:30
SEC Championship game is December 7, not November 30
Of course it is!
Gah, wish I could get more Auburn games up here in Utah
Time for ole mis vs Texas a&m