SEC Nation
Starring	Laura Rutledge Tim Tebow Marcus Spears Paul Finebaum
Country of origin	United States
Production
Production location(s)	See locations below   (2014–present)
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	SEC Network
Original release	2014 – present

SEC Nation is an ESPN entertainment show previewing college football games from the Southeastern Conference. Based on the format of College Gameday, the show previews SEC football games from a SEC school each week.

The show airs from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Eastern Time every Saturday on the SEC Network. The two-hour pregame show has several established weekly segments: Tebow’s Freak of the Week, Spears’ tailgate eats, Paul vs Y'all, and Rutledge’s social segments.

Personalities[edit]

SEC Nation filming at Centennial Olympic Park, 2018

Current[edit]

• 
  Laura Rutledge: (Host, 2017–present; Reporter, 2016)


• 
  Tim Tebow: (Analyst, 2014–present)


• 
  Marcus Spears: (Analyst, 2014–present)


• 
  Paul Finebaum: (Analyst, 2014–present)


• Lauren Sisler: (Reporter, 2017–present)

Former[edit]

• 
  Joe Tessitore: (Host, 2014–2015)


• 
  Kaylee Hartung: (Reporter, 2014–2015)


• 
  Greg McElroy: (Analyst, 2015)


• 
  Maria Taylor: (Host, 2016)

Locations[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

Winners are listed in bold.

Home team listed in italics for neutral-site or off-campus games.

All rankings displayed for FBS teams are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Appearances and results by school[edit]

SEC[edit]

Non-SEC[edit]

Results against other conferences[edit]

Off campus locations[edit]

Regular season[edit]

• 
  AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
  
  • 2017 Advocare Classic; #17 Florida against #11 Michigan
    


• 
  Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
  
  • 2018 Belk Kickoff Game; #17 West Virginia University against Tennessee
    

• 
  TIAA Bank Field (previously Everbank Field), Jacksonville, FL
  
  • 2016 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
  
  
  • 2017 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
  
  
  • 2018 Florida–Georgia football rivalry game
  
  


• 
  Nissan Stadium (previously LP Field), Nashville, TN
  
  • 2014 home game for Vanderbilt against #15 Ole Miss
    

Post-season[edit]

• 
  Georgia Dome, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
  

• 2014 SEC Championship Game


• 2015 SEC Championship Game


• 2016 SEC Championship Game


• 
  2016 Peach Bowl – CFP Semifinal

• 
  Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA
  

• 
  2015 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal


• 
  2018 Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal

• 
  AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
  

• 
  2015 Cotton Bowl Classic – CFP Semifinal

• 
  University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
  

• 2016 CFP National Championship

• 
  Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
  

• 2017 CFP National Championship

• 
  Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
  

• 2017 SEC Championship Game


• 2018 CFP National Championship

Tebow's 'Freak of the Week'[edit]

2014[edit]

• August 28: Corey Robinson of South Carolina
  


• August 30: Sammie Coates of Auburn
  


• September 6: Vince Taylor of Vanderbilt
  


• September 13: Vernon Hargreaves III of Florida
  


• September 20: Landon Collins of Alabama
  


• September 27: Nick Chubb of Georgia
  


• October 4: Benardrick McKinney of Mississippi State
  


• October 11: Trey Flowers of Arkansas
  


• October 18: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
  


• October 25: Alvin Bud Dupree of Kentucky
  


• November 1: Shane Ray of Missouri
  


• November 8: Danielle Hunter of LSU
  


• November 15: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
  


• November 22: Owen Williams of Tennessee
  


• November 29: Nick Chubb of Georgia
  


• Freak of the Year: Trey Flowers of Arkansas & Nick Chubb of Georgia

2015[edit]

• September 5: Dan Skipper of Arkansas^[1]


• September 12: Sony Michel of Georgia
  


• September 19: Leonard Fournette of LSU
  


• September 26: Jonathan Bullard of Florida^[2]


• October 3: Nick Chubb of Georgia
  


• October 10: Cameron Sutton of Tennessee
  


• October 17: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
  


• October 24: Derrick Henry of Alabama
  


• October 31: Stanley Williams of Kentucky
  


• November 5: Charles Harris of Missouri
  


• November 7: Robert Nkemdiche of Ole Miss
  


• November 14: Brandon Bryant of Mississippi State
  


• November 21: Pharoh Cooper of South Carolina
  


• November 28: Carl Lawson of Auburn
  


• Freak of the Year: Derrick Henry of Alabama

2016[edit]

• September 3: Myles Garrett of Texas A&M
  


• September 10: Gerri Green of Mississippi State
  


• September 17: D.J. Jones of Ole Miss
  


• September 24: Braden Smith of Auburn
  


• October 1: Isaiah McKenzie of Georgia
  


• October 8: There was no Freak Of The Week due to SEC Nation not being at a specific location because of Hurricane Matthew moving SEC Nation to their Charlotte studios. The Freak Of The Week would have been someone from Florida or LSU.


• October 15: Alvin Kamara of Tennessee
  


• October 22: Jordan Jones of Kentucky
  


• October 29: There was no Freak Of The Week due to the game being at a neutral site with no exact team location. Instead, in the spirit of Halloween, Tebow and Spears "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.


• November 5: Jeremiah Ledbetter of Arkansas
  


• November 12: Florida Secondary of Florida
  


• November 19: Derrius Guice of LSU
  


• November 26: O. J. Howard of Alabama
  


• Freak of the Year: Jordan Jones of Kentucky & Myles Garrett of Texas A&M

2017[edit]

• September 2: Chauncey Gardner Jr of Florida
  


• September 9: Damarea Crockett of Missouri
  


• September 16: Donald Gray of Mississippi State
  


• September 23: Ralph Webb of Vanderbilt
  


• September 30: Trevor Daniel of Tennessee
  


• October 7: Kadarius Toney of Florida
  


• October 14: Lorenzo Carter of Georgia
  


• October 21: Calvin Ridley of Alabama
  


• October 28: There was no Freak Of The Week due to the game being at a neutral site with no exact team location. Instead, in the spirit of Halloween, Tebow and Spears "created" their own scariest player based on how good different players were from the SEC.


• November 4: Bo Scarbrough of Alabama
  


• November 11: Will Hastings of Auburn
  


• November 18: Christian Payne of Georgia
  


• November 25: Hayden Hurst of South Carolina
  


• December 2: Lorenzo Carter of Georgia
  

• Freak of the Year: Lorenzo Carter of Georgia & Hayden Hurst of South Carolina

2018[edit]

• August 30: Tyrel Dodson of Texas A&M
  


• September 7: Deebo Samuel of South Carolina
  


• September 14:


• September 21: Xavier McKinney of Alabama
  


• September 28: Montez Sweat of Mississippi State
  


• October 6: Jordan Scarlett of Florida
  


• October 13: Derrick Brown of Auburn
  


• October 20: Alontae Taylor of Tennessee
  


• October 27: This week there were two throwback Freaks of the Week, for Georgia, Herschel Walker and for Florida, Jevon Kearse.

References[edit]

• http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/05/sec-networks-sept-sites/

External links[edit]

• Official website