Georgia’s Sept. 20th home game against Troy is set for a noon kickoff and will be televised on the SEC Network. The move was part of an effort for the SEC to broadcast games of all 14 of the league’s schools on the new network in the first four weeks of the season.
Kickoff for the Troy game is now set for noon. The new national sports network operated by ESPN launches on August 14. Eight SEC schools will open their 2014 seasons on the network, including South Carolina and Texas A&M, which will kick off the season Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. Temple and Vanderbilt will play later that night and Arkansas will open the season on the road at defending SEC champion Auburn at 4 p.m. on Aug. 30.
“The fact that the SEC Network will originate a game from every stadium in the conference in the first four weeks of the 2014 season is testament to the depth of coverage fans can expect from the network,” SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said in Thursday’s news release. “In just the first month of the season, fans that get the network will enjoy all the passion and pageantry of SEC football from 14 of the greatest venues in the world of sports. This is what the SEC Network is all about.”
Each of the first two weeks features six games. Opening week includes a previously announced Thursday night doubleheader, three games on Saturday and a unique opportunity over Labor Day weekend for a Sunday evening game at Tennessee.
On Sept. 6, the SEC Network will showcase six different matchups. Each of the games will be available to all fans who receive SEC Network. The games will be televised on either the SEC Network or an overflow channel made available on that Saturday.
Week three is punctuated by an early-season conference match-up between Kentucky and Florida. In week four, the SEC Network will have two yet to be determined matchups to complete the Saturday triple-header. Television selections for the remaining games in the opening weeks of the season will be announced at a later date.
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