SEC, ABC release times for all games in 2024 including windows for each
By GRAHAM DUNN
For the first time ever, television times for all Southeastern Conference football games have been released prior to the season.
Sort of.
ESPN has released the approximate start times for the remainder of the 2024 SEC football season, with all SEC games exclusively on ABC and ESPN platforms for the first time.
As part of the new agreement, the league requires the network to release approximate times for each game.
Games for the first three weeks of the season were released earlier along with a few other matchups.
All SEC-controlled games starting with Week 4 (Sept. 21) will have set television windows, with select games tagged as Flex games between the Afternoon and Night windows.
Several games have been designated “early” meaning a start time of either 11 a.m. or 12 p.m. Central time; Afternoon meaning a 2:30 or 3:30 p.m. start; Night meaning a 5 or 7 p.m. start and “flex” which can mean an afternoon game or a night game.
A few games also received a definate start time including Alabama’s game with South Carolina on Oct. 12. That game is slated to start at 11 a.m. Auburn’s game with Louisana Monroe on Nov. 16 will kick off at 11:45 a.m. while Alabama’s game against Mercer that day will have a 1 p.m. start and will be Internet only (ESPN+/SECN+).
2024 SEC Televsion Schedule (Times are Eastern)
Beginning Week 4 (Sept. 21)
Early: 12 to 1 p.m. ET start
Afternoon: 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. ET start
Night: 6 to 8 p.m. ET start
Flex: Games flexed between the Afternoon (3:30-4:30 p.m.) and Night (6-8 p.m.) windows
Thu, Aug 29
7:30 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arkansas (Little Rock) ESPNU
8 p.m. Murray State at Missouri SEC Network
Fri, Aug 30
7 p.m. Temple at Oklahoma ESPN
Sat, Aug 31
Noon Clemson vs. Georgia (Atlanta) ABC
Noon Virginia Tech at Vanderbilt ESPN
12:45 p.m. Chattanooga at Tennessee SEC Network
3:30 p.m.Miami at Florida. ABC
3:30 p.m. Colorado State at Texas. ESPN
4:15 p.m. Old Dominion at South Carolina SEC Network
6 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State ESPN+/SECN+
7 p.m. Western Kentucky at Alabama ESPN
7 p.m. Furman at Ole Miss ESPN+/SECN+
7:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Texas A&M ABC
7:30 p.m. Alabama A&M at Auburn ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. Southern Miss at Kentucky SEC Network
Sun, Sep 1
7:30 p.m. USC vs. LSU (Las Vegas) ABC
Sat, Sep 7
12:45 p.m. McNeese at Texas A&M SEC Network
2 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Georgia ESPN+/SECN+
3:30 p.m. South Carolina at Kentucky ABC
3:30 p.m. California at Auburn ESPN2
4:15 p.m. Middle Tennessee at Ole Miss SEC Network
7 p.m. South Florida at Alabama ESPN
7 p.m. Samford at Florida ESPN+/SECN+
7 p.m. Buffalo at Missouri. ESPN+/SECN+
7:30 p.m. Tennessee vs. NC State (Charlotte) ABC
7:30 p.m. Alcorn State at Vanderbilt ESPNU
7:30 p.m. Nicholls at LSU ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma SEC Network
Sat, Sep 14
Noon LSU at South Carolina ABC
12:45 p.m. Boston College at Missouri SEC Network
3:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Florida ABC
3:30 p.m. Tulane at Oklahoma ESPN or ESPN2
4:15 p.m. UAB at Arkansas SEC Network
7 p.m. UTSA at Texas ESPN
7:30 p.m. Georgia at Kentucky ABC
7:30 p.m. New Mexico at Auburn ESPN2 or ESPNU
7:30 p.m. Toledo at Mississippi State ESPN2 or ESPNU
7:45 p.m. Kent State at Tennessee SEC Network
Weeks 4-14 (Conference Control)
Sat, Sep 21
Noon Florida at Mississippi State ABC or ESPN
12:45 p.m. Ohio at Kentucky SEC Network
7:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Texas A&M ESPN+/SECN+
7:45 p.m. Georgia Southern at Ole Miss SEC Network
8 p.m. UL Monroe at Texas ESPN+/SECN+
Night
Akron at South Carolina
Flex Times
Arkansas at Auburn
UCLA at LSU
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Tennessee at Oklahoma
Sat, Sep 28
Noon Kentucky at Ole Miss ABC or ESPN
Afternoon
Oklahoma at Auburn
Mississippi State at Texas
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)
7:30 p.m. Georgia at Alabama ABC
7:45 p.m. South Alabama at LSU SEC Network
Sat, Oct 5
Noon Missouri at Texas A&M ABC or ESPN
Afternoon
Alabama at Vanderbilt
Night
UCF at Florida
Flex Times
Tennessee at Arkansas
Auburn at Georgia
Ole Miss at South Carolina
Sat, Oct 12
Noon South Carolina at Alabama ABC or ESPN
3:30 p.m. Texas vs. Oklahoma (Dallas) ABC or ESPN
Night
Ole Miss at LSU
Flex Times
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Mississippi State at Georgia
Florida at Tennessee
Sat, Oct 19
Early
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Auburn at Missouri
7 p.m. Ball State at Vanderbilt. ESPN+/SECN+
Night
LSU at Arkansas
Flex Times
Kentucky at Florida
Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Alabama at Tennessee
Georgia at Texas
Sat, Oct 26
Early
Oklahoma at Ole Miss
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Afternoon
Texas at Vanderbilt
Night
Auburn at Kentucky
Flex Times
Missouri at Alabama
LSU at Texas A&M
Sat, Nov 2
Early
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Vanderbilt at Auburn
2:30 p.m. Maine at Oklahoma ESPN+/SECN+
3:30 p.m. Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) ABC
4:15 p.m. Massachusetts at Mississippi State. SEC Network
Night
Kentucky at Tennessee
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Sat, Nov 9
Noon Florida at Texas ABC or ESPN
Afternoon
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Night
Mississippi State at Tennessee
Flex Times
Alabama at LSU
Oklahoma at Missouri
Georgia at Ole Miss
Sat, Nov 16
Noon Texas at Arkansas ABC or ESPN
12:45 p.m. UL Monroe at Auburn SEC Network
1:30 p.m. Murray State at Kentuck ESPN+/SECN+
2 p.m. Mercer at Alabama ESPN+/SECN+
Afternoon
Missouri at South Carolina
7:45 p.m. New Mexico State at Texas A&M SEC Network
Flex Times
LSU at Florida
Tennessee at Georgia
Sat, Nov 23
Noon. Ole Miss at Florida. ABC or ESPN
12:45 p.m. Massachusetts at Georgia SEC Network
1 p.m. UTEP at Tennessee ESPN+/SECN+
4 p.m. Wofford at South Carolina. ESPN+/SECN+
Afternoon
Missouri at Mississippi State
Night
Vanderbilt at LSU
Flex Times
Texas A&M at Auburn
Alabama at Oklahoma
Kentucky at Texas
TBD
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas ESPN+/SECN+
Fri, Nov 29
3:30 p.m. Mississippi State at Ole Miss ABC
7:30 p.m. .Georgia Tech at Georgia. ABC
Sat, Nov 30
Early
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Afternoon
Arkansas at Missouri
Flex Times
Auburn at Alabama
Louisville at Kentucky
Oklahoma at LSU
Texas at Texas A&M
Sat, Dec 7
4 p.m. SEC Championship (from Atlanta) ABC