SEC finalizes kickoff time, TV network for Mizzou-Vanderbilt ranked showdown
By David Wasson
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A pair of surprise ranked SEC teams meet each other in Week 9 in Nashville, as Missouri and Vanderbilt square off in a game now set for 3:30 pm ET on ESPN.
The SEC utilized the 6-day exception window to determine whether Mizzou-Vandy or Texas-Mississippi State would play in the 3:30 pm ET spot. With the Commodores and Tigers now going in that ESPN timeslot, the Longhorns and Bulldogs will kickoff at 4:15 pm ET and be broadcast on the SEC Network.
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Vanderbilt is sure to move up from its No. 17 ranking after taking down then-No. 10 LSU 31-24 in Week 8. Heisman Trophy candidate Diego Pavia passed for 160 yard and a touchdown and led the Commodores with 86 rushing yards and two more TDs.
Then-No. 16 Missouri is also primed to move up in the polls after outlasting Auburn on the road 23-17 in double overtime. Tigers quarterback Beau Pribula recorded a 3-yard rushing touchdown in the second overtime, and Mizzou sacked Auburn’s Jackson Arnold on 4th down to preserve the victory.
The other SEC games in Week 9 see Ole Miss hitting the road to take on Oklahoma for a noon ET kickoff that will air on the ABC Network.
Auburn’s road matchup against Arkansas will start at 12:45 ET and will be broadcast on the SEC Network, and that will lead into Alabama hitting the road against South Carolina at 3:30 ET, which will also be airing on ABC.
The SEC on ABC tripleheader for Week 9 will then conclude in Baton Rouge, as Texas A&M face off against LSU for a 7:30 pm ET kick at Death Valley. And Tennessee’s road game against Kentucky will cap things off on the SEC Network for what has been penciled in as a 7:45 pm ET start time.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
