SEC Network Kicks Off 2019 Football Season with Full Opening Weekend Slate
With football season just a few short months away, SEC Network on Thursday announced the first three weeks of its 2019 college football slate. The first Southeastern Conference matchup of the season is scheduled for Saturday, August 31 as reigning SEC East champion Georgia visits Vanderbilt at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network. Over the course of the first three weeks of the season, SEC Network will air a baker’s dozen of games as part of more than 30 SEC-centric matchups across ABC and ESPN networks.
Previously announced SEC season openers are the 2019 Camping World Kickoff between Miami and Florida during Week 0 action on ESPN, as well as Texas State vs. Texas A&M to start the SEC Network football slate and Oregon vs. Auburn from Arlington, Texas on ABC. In total, ESPN networks will telecast four neutral site games featuring SEC squads over opening weekend. The SEC Network Saturday schedule continues in September with four games on September 7 and five games during Week 3.
Additional scheduling details, including talent assignments for each matchup, will be announced at a later date. For complete details on ESPN’s full SEC football schedule for the first three weeks of the season, please visit SECNetwork.com.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Thu, Aug 29 | 8:30 p.m. | Texas State vs. Texas A&M | SEC Network |
| Sat, Aug 31 | Noon | Toledo vs. Kentucky | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | Portland State vs. Arkansas | SEC Network | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Georgia vs. Vanderbilt | SEC Network | |
| Sat, Sep 7 | Noon | Charleston Southern vs. South Carolina | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | New Mexico State vs. Alabama | SEC Network | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas vs. Ole Miss | SEC Network | |
| Tennessee-Martin vs. Florida | ESPNU or SEC Network Alternate* | ||
| Eastern Michigan vs. Kentucky | ESPNU or SEC Network Alternate* | ||
| Sat, Sep 14 | Noon | Chattanooga vs. Tennessee | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | Colorado State vs. Arkansas | SEC Network | |
| Southeastern Louisiana vs. Ole Miss | SEC Network Alternate | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Northwestern State vs. LSU | SEC Network | |
| Southeast Missouri State vs. Missouri | SEC Network Alternate |
* Network designation after the games of 8/24 and 8/31
