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June 2, 2011

 

CBS SPORTS’ 2011 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE EACH WEEK

 

CBS Sports’ Weekly Selection of SEC Football “Game of the Week” Begins

September 17 with Broadcast of Tennessee-Florida

 

CBS Sports kicks off its 11th consecutive season of national coverage of Southeastern Conference Football on Saturday, Sept. 17 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with its broadcast of Tennessee at Florida.

 

In its third year of a 15-year agreement with the SEC, CBS Sports continues to be the exclusive national network broadcaster of SEC home football games, including the SEC Championship Game. In showcasing the top conference match-ups in the package, CBS Sports will have the first selection each week and will broadcast the “SEC Game of the Week.”

 

THE SEC ON CBS schedule features a total of 15 games during the network’s 12-week season, including the SEC Championship on Saturday, Dec. 3.  In addition to the SEC, CBS Sports will broadcast the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday, Dec. 10and the 77th Sun Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31.

 

Highlights of 2011 schedule include:

 

Sept. 17 Tennessee at Florida   3:30 PM, ET

Oct. 1 SEC TRIPLEHEADER – Prime Time 12:00 NOON, ET; 3:30 PM, ET; 8:00 PM, ET

Oct. 29     Florida vs. Georgia    3:30 PM, ET

Nov. 12 SEC Doubleheader    12:00 NOON, ET; 3:30 PM, ET

Nov. 25 Arkansas at LSU    2:30 PM, ET

Dec. 3 SEC Championship   4:00 PM, ET

Dec. 10 Army vs. Navy    2:30 PM, ET

Dec. 31 Sun Bowl     2:00 PM, ET

 

All other “SEC Games of the Week” will be announced six-to-12 days prior to their broadcast date.

 

Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, along with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines, serve as CBS Sports’ lead college football announce team.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, will be broadcast in the half-hour format 11 times throughout the season, premiering on Saturday, Sept. 17 (3:00-3:30 PM, ET).  Hosted by Tim Brando with analyst Spencer Tillman, Tony Barnhart and Archie Manning, COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY presents highlights of all the day’s action.

 

Craig Silver serves as coordinating producer and Steve Milton is the lead director for the Network’s college football broadcasts.  Vin DeVito serves as producer for COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, which originates from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

 

Following are broadcast windows for CBS Sports’ 2011 College Football schedule.

 

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 DATE  TIME (ET)   GAMES 

Saturday, Sept. 17  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY  

 3:30-7:00 PM    TENNESSEE @ FLORIDA

             

Saturday, Sept. 24  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK

  

Saturday, Oct. 1  

12:00 Noon-3:30 PM   AIR FORCE @ NAVY

3:30-7:00 PM    AUBURN @ SOUTH CAROLINA

8:00-11:00 PM  ALABAMA @ FLORIDA 

   

Saturday, Oct. 8  

3:00-3:30 PM   COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM   FLORIDA @ LSU

                

Saturday, Oct. 15  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK

   

Saturday, Oct. 22  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK

     

Saturday, Oct. 29  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    FLORIDA vs. GEORGIA

     

Saturday, Nov. 5  

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK         

 

Saturday, Nov. 12  

12:00 NOON-3:30 PM  SEC GAME OF THE WEEK #1

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK #2

  

Saturday, Nov. 19   

3:00-3:30 PM    COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK

 

Friday, Nov. 25  2:30-6:00 PM   ARKANSAS @ LSU

 

Saturday, Nov. 26   

3:00-3:30 PM   COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY

3:30-7:00 PM    SEC GAME OF THE WEEK #2

 

Saturday, Dec. 3  

3:00-4:00 PM   COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY       

4:00-7:30 PM   SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

 

Saturday, Dec. 10  

2:00-2:30 PM   COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY       

2:30-6:00 PM   ARMY vs. NAVY

 

Saturday, Dec. 31  

2:00-6:00 PM   SUN BOWL

 

 

 

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