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2014 American television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SEC Nation is a pre-game show broadcast by SEC Network as part of its coverage of college football.
Modeled after ESPN's College GameDay, it broadcasts on Saturday mornings during the regular season from the campus of a Southeastern Conference (SEC) school, and features news and analysis of the day's upcoming games in the SEC.
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History
The series premiered in 2014 as part of SEC Network's launch slate of studio programming; for its inaugural season, the program would be hosted by ESPN college football commentator Joe Tessitore, joined by NFL players SEC alumni Tim Tebow and Marcus Spears, radio host Paul Finebaum, and reporter Kaylee Hartung.[1][2]
Its format was modelled after ESPN's long-running College GameDay, albeit with changes to account for the "pageantry" and "flavor" of SEC football, such as an "intimate" stage constructed near a location on the hosting campus where fans are naturally gathering (aiming to be "among" the crowd, rather than ), and a tour bus that would be used for feature segments highlighting the local culture. For the inaugural season, SEC Nation visited all 14 SEC schools.[1]
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Personalities

Current
- Laura Rutledge: (Host, 2017–present; Reporter, 2016)
- Paul Finebaum:(Analyst, 2014–2019; 2021–present)
- Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present)
- Jordan Rodgers: (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)
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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.
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Appearances and results by school
SEC
Non-SEC
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Other conference records
Off campus locations
Regular season
- Nissan Stadium (previously LP Field), Nashville, TN
- 2014 home game for Vanderbilt vs. No. 15 Ole Miss
- 2023 home game for No. 12 Tennessee vs. Virginia[4]
- EverBank Stadium (previously Everbank Field & TIAA Bank 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
- 2023 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
- 2024 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
- AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- 2017 Advocare Classic: No. 17 Florida vs. No. 11 Michigan
- 2022 Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry game
- Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2018 Belk Kickoff Game; No. 17 West Virginia vs. Tennessee
- Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- 2019 Camping World Kickoff; Miami (FL) vs. No. 8 Florida
- Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
- 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game; No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 14 Miami
- 2025 Aflac Kickoff Game; Syracuse vs. No. 24 Tennessee
- Cotton Bowl
- 2024 Red River Rivalry game
Postseason
- Georgia Dome, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
- Caesars Superdome (previously Mercedes-Benz Superdome), New Orleans, LA
- AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
- Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
- Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
- Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
- Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
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Tebow's Freak of the Week
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Perspective
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 Georgia, Herschel Walker and for Florida, Jevon Kearse.
2019
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External links
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