The 2013 college football season begins on Thursday, Aug. 29, and one of the first games features an SEC team. The No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks host the North Carolina Tar Heels at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
But based on the preseason rankings, the biggest game involving an SEC team is Saturday night when the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs travel to face the No. 8 Clemson Tigers. The game will be televised by ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
A trio of SEC teams will open the 2013 season at neutral sites. Alabama takes on Virginia Tech in Atlanta, LSU faces TCU in Arlington, and Mississippi State meets Oklahoma State in Houston.
Below is the complete schedule of SEC football games for week one:
Thursday, Aug. 29
North Carolina at South Carolina – 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt – 9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Saturday, Aug. 31
Toledo at Florida – 12:21 p.m. ET, SEC Network/ESPN3*
Rice at Texas A&M – 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Mississippi State vs. Oklahoma State (at Houston, TX) – 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN2
UL Lafayette at Arkansas – 4 p.m. ET, FSN/ESPN3*
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (at Atlanta, GA) – 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Austin Peay at Tennessee – 6 p.m. ET, Pay-per-view/ESPN3*
Washington State at Auburn – 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU
Kentucky at Western Kentucky – 7 p.m. ET, ESPNews
Georgia at Clemson – 8 p.m. ET, ABC
LSU vs. TCU (at Arlington, TX) – 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Murray State at Missouri – 7 p.m. ET, Pay-per-view/ESPN3*
* Subject to blackout restrictions.
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Yes, I'm ready! Let's go Georgia and S.C.!!!
Looking forward to that Kentucky & WKU game on Saturday night.
Can't wait to see the UK air raid!
Alabama is going to run year again.
Sorry they will lose two.
Who will Alabama lose to? I agree with the original poster, don't see anyone giving them any problems.
glad to be able to watch KY/WKU, hope that ESPNnews continues to carry games after week 3.
Bammers keep getting breaks on their scheduling, it's hard not to win 12 games....next year they have 3 bye weeks!!! BUCK FAMA
Bama still has one non-conference game to schedule in 2014, that's why they currently have 3 open weeks.
You're right Dale....we save our gravy games for the end of the year......Chattanooga Auburn etc
ROLL TIDE HATERS!!! HAHAHAAAAAA!
All you have to do is beat us. Come on and put us in our place.
Otherwise shut up and enjoy
ROLL TIDE!! Bama haters, this seasons for you. A three-fer.
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arkansas will woop ul laffette
LSU is going all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %#@! bama....
Give bama Tennessee's schedule and see how far they'd roll
Bama only has to once for you....over Tenesse ...ROLL TIDE!!!!
TAZ says "Arkansas RAZORBACKS big COMEBACK THIS year!!!