SEC Gymnastics Meets to Air Live for the First Time in Conference History
On Friday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. ET, Southeastern Conference gymnastics will debut live on SEC Network with the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Champions, Florida, facing conference opponent Auburn. The SEC has won nine of the last 10 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship titles and for the first time in conference history, 10 of the regular season meets will be televised live. In total, 21 SEC meets will be carried on either SEC Network, ESPN2 or ESPNU this season.
“Taking on 21 regular season meets and airing ten of them live is a tremendous undertaking, as SEC gymnastics has not traditionally been covered live,” said coordinating producer Meg Aronowitz. “Our technology team is working to develop a scoring interface system that will allow us to update scores live to the viewer in a sport where scoring is not instantaneous and can be challenged. Our goal is to showcase the athleticism of the gymnasts and present the meets to the viewer at home as if they were watching live from the stands. The SEC Network platform gives us the opportunity to do just that.”
The schedule opens with a Friday night doubleheader of live meets and continues with seven consecutive Friday night showcases of live SEC gymnastics. In addition to opening night, the schedule is highlighted with Florida at LSU – the 2014 NCAA Championship Runner-Up – on Tuesday, Feb. 24, and the Alabama at Georgia rivalry on Friday, Feb. 20.
| Date | Time (ET) | Meet | Network |
| Fri, Jan 16 | 7 p.m. | Auburn at Florida | SEC Network |
| 9 p.m. | Alabama at Arkansas | SEC Network | |
| Fri, Jan 23 | 8 p.m. | Florida at Alabama | SEC Network |
| Sun, Jan 25 | 7 p.m. | Kentucky at Georgia* | ESPN2 |
| Mon, Jan 26 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at LSU* | SEC Network |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 7 p.m. | Georgia at Florida | SEC Network |
| Mon, Feb 2 | 9 p.m. | Alabama at Kentucky* | SEC Network |
| Fri, Feb 6 | 8 p.m. | Georgia at LSU | SEC Network |
| Sun, Feb 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Auburn at Alabama* | ESPN2 |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 9 p.m. | Florida at Arkansas* | SEC Network |
| Fri, Feb 13 | 8 p.m. | LSU at Auburn | SEC Network |
| Sun, Feb 15 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at Florida* | ESPN2 |
| Fri, Feb 20 | 7 p.m. | Alabama at Georgia | SEC Network |
| 9 p.m. | Auburn at Missouri | SEC Network | |
| Tue, Feb 24 | 5 p.m. | Florida at LSU* | ESPNU |
| Fri, Feb 27 | 7 p.m. | Kentucky at Florida | SEC Network |
| 9 p.m. | LSU at Alabama | SEC Network | |
| Mon, Mar 2 | 7 p.m. | Missouri at Arkansas* | SEC Network |
| Mon, Mar 9 | 9 p.m. | Arkansas at Georgia* | SEC Network |
| 11 p.m. | Alabama at Missouri* | SEC Network | |
| Sat, Mar 28 | 1 p.m. | SEC Championship* | ESPN2 |
*tape delayed
The SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN have signed a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network which will launch August 14, 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will carry SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. The network will televise 45 SEC football games, more than 100 men’s basketball games, 60 women’s basketball games, 75 baseball games, and events from across the SEC’s 21 sports annually. Programming will also include in-depth commentary and analysis in studio shows, daily news and information, original content such as SEC Storied, spring football games, and more. AT&T U-verse® TV, Bright House Networks, Charter, Comcast Xfinity TV, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Google Fiber, LUS Fiber, Mediacom, PTC Communications, Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Wilkes Telephone, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC and will carry the television network nationwide at launch. Hundreds of additional live events from various sports will be offered exclusively as SEC Network+ events on WatchESPN and SECNetwork.com through authenticated access from AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DISH, Google Fiber, Suddenlink, and members of the NCTC, NRTC and NTTC.
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Media contact: Gracie Blackburn, [email protected]
