Auburn great Takeo Spikes joins SEC Network as college football analyst
By Andrew Olson
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Takeo Spikes has joined ESPN as a college football analyst for the SEC Network. The Auburn legend was in Atlanta Monday contributing to the SEC Network’s coverage of SEC Media Days.
Welcome to the SEC Network family, @TakeoSpikes51! pic.twitter.com/22r7pHELu8
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) July 18, 2022
Spikes, the MVP of the 1997 SEC Championship Game, was the No. 13 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He spent 15 seasons in the NFL, making the Pro Bowl in 2003 and ’04, earning first-team All-Pro recognition in 2003.
“We’ve had our eye on Takeo for a long time,” Tom McCollum, ESPN vice president of production said in a release. “He brings an energy and expertise that fits well with our crew and his passion for the SEC runs deep. He will be a great addition to our studio on Fridays and Saturdays.”
Spikes will be taking former Auburn coach Gene Chizik’s spot on the Saturday night wrap-up show SEC Football Final. He’ll also feature on SEC Now.
SEC media news: Auburn great Takeo Spikes will replace Gene Chizik (now DC at UNC) on the SEC Network’s Saturday wrap-up show “SEC Football Final.”
— Connor O’Gara (@cjogara) July 18, 2022
“Back when SEC Network launched in 2014, I was watching from afar and over the past few years, I knew I wanted to be part of that team,” Spikes said via ESPN. “I played against and with so many of my fellow analysts and I feel like this is where I belong. I’m ready to get started. I want viewers to really understand my perspective of the game I love, and they can expect me to be bold, engaging and dramatic.”
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
