SEC Nation, with revamped cast, to air preview show ahead of Sept. 26 kickoff
By Keith Farner
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With a revamped cast, the SEC’s popular pregame show will have a preview broadcast ahead of the Sept. 26 season.
It’s the seventh season for the show on the SEC Network, and the Sept. 19 preview with feature host Laura Rutledge and Roman Harper in separate ESPN/SECN Studios, while Tim Tebow and Jordan Rodgers will broadcast from home.
“Hosting television has changed so significantly these past several months, and we’ve all had to adjust as the world around us has changed,” Rutledge said in a release by ESPN. “This season will look different for SEC Nation and in stadiums around the SEC, but what hasn’t changed is what a blast we have together every Saturday. We’re all counting down the days until the first show.”
SEC Nation is commonly compared to College GameDay for the regional audience, but despite SEC Nation originating from studio, fan interaction will continue to be part of the show, as the network said further details will be unveiled on the season premiere.
“The biggest priority for our production team is making sure we still bring fun and football to our fans every Saturday, and we’re set up for that with this format” said Baron Miller, SEC Network coordinating producer. “We’ll miss traveling around the conference and spending Saturday mornings with SEC fans, but if the last six months have taught us anything, SEC Nation is more connected than ever. I know we’ll still feel their energy and have them with us on Saturdays.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
