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SEC releases 2012 football TV schedule

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The Southeastern Conference has announced its 2012 football schedule of games selected for television. The SEC is in the fourth season of its contractual arrangements with CBS Sports and ESPN.

The Chick-fil-A kickoff matchup between Auburn and Clemson in Atlanta is a 6 p.m. CT start and will be televised by ESPN. The Sept. 8 road game at Mississippi State is an 11 a.m. CT start and will be televised by ESPN. Auburn's home opener, hosting Louisiana-Monroe, will be televised by the SEC Network and will have an 11:21 a.m. CT kickoff. Television information for other games will be announced at a later date.

Since the beginning of the contract, every SEC football game has been carried either on CBS Sports, the ESPN family of networks, CSS or FSN. The 2012 SEC season gets underway on Aug. 30 with South Carolina visiting Vanderbilt on ESPN at 6 p.m. CT. Also, on Aug. 30, Texas A&M visits Shreveport to take on Louisiana Tech on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. CT.

The SEC season concludes with the 21st annual SEC Championship Game on Dec. 1 from Atlanta on CBS Sports at 4 p.m. ET.

Southeastern Conference Football Television Schedule 2012 (As of July 16)

Date

Game

Network

Time

Week 1

(Thu.) Aug. 30

South Carolina at Vanderbilt

ESPN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Thu.) Aug. 30

Texas A&M at Louisiana Tech (Shreveport, La.)

ESPNU

7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT


(Fri.) Aug. 31

Tennessee vs. N.C. State (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.)

ESPNU

7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Buffalo at Georgia

SEC Network

12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Bowling Green at Florida

ESPN

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Auburn vs. Clemson (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, Atlanta, Ga.)

ESPN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

North Texas at LSU

ESPNU

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Jackson State at Mississippi State

FSN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Alabama vs. Michigan (Cowboys Classic, Arlington, Texas)

ABC

8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Central Arkansas at Ole Miss

PPV

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Jacksonville State at Arkansas

PPV

TBA


(Sat.) Sept. 1

Southeastern Louisiana at Missouri

PPV

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sun.) Sept. 2

Kentucky at Louisville

ESPN

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


Week 2

(Sat.) Sept. 8

Auburn at Mississippi State

ESPN

12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

East Carolina at South Carolina

SEC Network

12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Florida at Texas A&M

ESPN

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Western Kentucky at Alabama

SEC Network

3:39 p.m. ET/2:39 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Washington at LSU

ESPN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

UTEP at Ole Miss

FSN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.)

ESPNU

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Kent State at Kentucky

CSS

7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Georgia at Missouri

ESPN2

7:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Vanderbilt at Northwestern

Big Ten Network

8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 8

Georgia State at Tennessee

PPV

TBA


Week 3

(Sat.) Sept. 15

Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn

SEC Network

12:21 p.m. ET/11:21 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Presbyterian at Vanderbilt

CSS

12:30 p.m. ET/11:30 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Alabama at Arkansas

CBS Sports

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Texas A&M at SMU

FSN

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Florida at Tennessee

ESPN

6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Arizona State at Missouri

ESPN2

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Western Kentucky at Kentucky

ESPNU

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

UAB at South Carolina

FSN

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Mississippi State at Troy

ESPN3

7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Florida Atlantic at Georgia

CSS

7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Idaho at LSU

PPV

8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Sept. 15

Texas at Ole Miss

ESPN

9:15 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. CT


Week 4

(Sat.) Sept. 22

Ole Miss at Tulane

FSN

12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT


Week 9

(Sat.) Oct. 27

Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.)

CBS Sports

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


Week 10

(Sat.) Nov. 3

CBS Doubleheader - Game 1

CBS Sports

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


(Sat.) Nov. 3

Alabama at LSU

CBS Sports

8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT


Week 11

(Sat.) Nov. 10

CBS Doubleheader - Game 1

CBS Sports

12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT


(Sat.) Nov. 10

CBS Doubleheader - Game 2

CBS Sports

3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT


Week 13

(Fri.) Nov. 23

LSU at Arkansas

CBS Sports

2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. CT


Week 14

(Sat.) Dec. 1

SEC Championship Game (Atlanta, Ga.)

CBS Sports

4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT