SEC Network, the new national sports network devoted to the Southeastern Conference and operated by ESPN, will surround more than 45 exclusive football games this fall with a line-up of in-depth studio programming and original content.

The network launches at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, with 14 days of marathon programming customized to each of the 14 SEC schools as a lead in to the first conference football game, Texas A&M at South Carolina, Thursday, Aug. 28. In addition to SEC team previews and an 8-10 hour block of marquee games for each school, the first two weeks on the network will include a Heisman special and four SEC All-Access specials.

Reoccurring weekday programming will include:

"SEC Now" – news & information show featuring SEC Network hosts Peter Burns, Dari Nowkhah or Maria Taylor and network analysts, discussing all the SEC news of the day. The show airs at 7 p.m. ET on Monday and Tuesday and begins at 9 p.m. on Thursday and Friday

"The Paul Finebaum Show" - Paul Finebaum brings his legendary radio show to TV, taking callers to talk all things SEC, weekdays 3-7 p.m.

"SEC in 60" – re-live two games and the sights and sounds that surrounded them over the weekend in a compact one- hour format

"Film Room" –  every week sit down with a different head football coach in the SEC for an exclusive film session, breaking down the X's and O's of game footage

"SEC Walkthrough" – get prepared for the weekend's upcoming games with a look back at relevant matchups

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