SEC LEGEND ARCHIE MANNING RETURNS TO "COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY" STUDIO

AUDIBLES with CBS Sports' Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson

            CBS Sports' national network coverage of SEC College Football rolls into October as *No. 2-ranked Alabama hosts Kentucky on Saturday, Oct. 4 (3:30 PM, ET).

The CBS Television Network's lead college football announce team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson call the action live from Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tracy Wolfson serves as lead reporter. Craig Silver, the Network's coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.

CBS Sports' broadcast of Kentucky-Alabama also will be simulcast in High Definition.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network's pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, starts the day (3:00 PM, ET) with host Tim Brando, along with analysts Spencer Tillman and SEC legend Archie Manning. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY will keep viewers updated on all the games throughout the afternoon with scores and highlights. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

A separate edition of COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY airs live on CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK (2:30-3:00 PM, ET) with Brando, Tillman and Manning. The 3:00 PM edition also is simulcast on CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK each week.

The Kentucky-Alabama game will be streamed live and free of charge on CBSSports.com. Each week CBS Sports' SEC Game of the Week is available exclusively on CBSSports.com and also can be accessed through a link on the websites of all CBS affiliates.

Following the game CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK recaps all the action from around the SEC with "SEC Postgame Show Presented by Geico" (7:00 PM, ET). Host Greg Amsinger is joined by analysts David Pollack and Brian Jones.

*AP Poll as of 9/29/08

AUDIBLES with CBS Sports' Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson

(On Alabama and their Road Wins):

I knew Alabama would improve this year. And I knew that they were in the process of becoming a legitimate contender.  Anyone would be surprised to see their level of play and the teams they have beaten on the road. As bad as Arkansas is, they beat the bad at Arkansas and beat Georgia at Georgia like they did. Even that Clemson game was a hyped-up game for them. They have been able to do it in big games and they've looked dominant.

(On Kentucky-Alabama):

The strength of Kentucky is their defensive line and linebackers to stop the run. I am really interested to see how Kentucky handles it. If they can force Alabama to do something besides run the ball right at them, they can make it a game. Nobody else has even made it a game against them

(On the Alabama's Red Circle Game): The game to me that really looms as a possible upset (for Alabama) is at Tennessee. Tennessee's defense is stout enough, their secondary is athletic enough, to cover up their receivers. And their offense can run the ball much like Alabama. I see that as a "red circle" game for Alabama. If they get by that one, look out. They are going to be in the hunt for the national title.