Comcast to carry SEC Network

According to a news release, SEC Network will televise more than 1,000 live events in its first year, including at least 45 exclusive SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games and 50 softball games.

All 14 league schools are scheduled to play in games televised by the network over the first four weeks of the season. The first game will feature Texas A&M at South Carolina at 6 p.m. Aug. 28.

The schedule for the first four weeks:

Aug. 28

Texas A&M at South Carolina, 6 p.m.

Temple at Vanderbilt, 9:15 p.m.

Aug. 30

Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky, noon

Arkansas at Auburn, 4 p.m.

Southern Miss at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.

Aug. 31

Utah State at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Sept. 6

Florida Atlantic at Alabama, noon

Arkansas State at Tennessee, noon

Eastern Michigan at Florida, 4 p.m.

Nicholls State at Arkansas, 4 p.m.

Sam Houston State at LSU, 7:30 p.m.

Lamar at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 13

Central Florida at Missouri, noon

Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss, 4 p.m.

Kentucky at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 20

Troy at Georgia, noon