SEC Nation announces Week 1 locations

Paul Finebaum has been a staple on the SEC Network since it launched in 2014.

Paul Finebaum has been a staple on the SEC Network since it launched in 2014.

SEC Nation announced its first two locations for Week 1 of the 2018 season on Tuesday.

The crew –– host Laura Rutledge, Marcus Spears, Paul Finebaum, Tim Tebow, and Lauren Sisler –– will visit two Southeastern Conference locations during Week 1.

The traveling pregame show’s first stop is in College Station, covering the start of Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher’s first season with the Aggies. Texas A&M hosts Northwestern State on Thursday, Aug. 30, starting at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Sept. 1, SEC Nation will broadcast live from Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, to cover the Belk College Kickoff between West Virginia and Tennessee. The pregame show will begin its broadcast at 10 a.m. on Sept. 1.

"Two shows in three days is the perfect way to match our excitement for the start of the 2018 season," ESPN senior coordinating producer Tom McCollum said in a statement. "After a fantastic start last month in Atlanta, we couldn't be more thrilled to kick off the regular season in College Station before welcoming the SEC Nation family to our home here in Charlotte."