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What to know about the SEC Football Kickoff Summerfest, media days

Here's the breakdown of when each school’s contingent will appear at SEC Media Days July 16-19 in Atlanta. The conference will announce later a list of players who will represent their schools. (Video by Leo Willingham)
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July 10, 2018

The SEC’s annual summer media event for football has moved to Atlanta for this year from Hoover, Ala., its home since 1985.

Preceding the media days will be the first-time SEC Football Kickoff Summerfest, an event that is open to the public with no admission charge. The Summerfest will take place at Centennial Olympic Park on Sunday, July 15 from 1-8 p.m.

The fan event is scheduled to include live musical performances, food trucks and interactive displays.

Players and head coaches from each of the 14 SEC schools will participate in the SEC Media Days.

ExploreThe list of players who will attend was released Tuesday. 

Here are details about the media days:

> When: Monday, July 16-Thursday, July 19

> Where: College Football Hall of Fame (250 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313) and Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center (100 CNN Center NW, Atlanta, GA 30303) in downtown Atlanta.

> When the school representatives will appear:

Monday: Texas A&M, Kentucky, LSU

Tuesday: Georgia, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Florida

Wednesday: Mississippi State, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri

Thursday: Auburn, Vanderbilt, South Carolina

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