- Nearly 20 Hours of Live Coverage from Santa Clara
- Thinking Out Loud returns to MegaCast
With top-ranked Alabama playing in its fourth College Football Playoff National Championship, SEC Network will feature nearly 20 hours of studio analysis and in-game reaction surrounding the Crimson Tideās quest for their third CFP title.
SEC Nation Presented by AT&T and
SEC Now will wrap up their 2018-19 coverage of SEC football, including several editions of
SEC Now over the days leading up to game day from SEC Network sets at Leviās Stadium and downtown Santa Clara.
Friday
SEC Now kicks off the conversation on Friday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. ET from Plaza de Cesar Chavez. Dari Nowkhah, Greg McElroy and Gene Chizik will be on the desk Friday, breaking down the storylines heading into Championship Monday.
Saturday
Live coverage from Santa Clara begins Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with
SEC Now from Media Day at the College Football Playoff National Championship, as the show will cover both Alabama and Clemsonās appearances at the event. Joining host Laura Rutledge will be SEC Networkās Tim Tebow, Marcus Spears and Lauren Sisler, as well as Greg McElroy and special guest, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
Immediately following
SEC Now, Alyssa Lang will host
SEC Featured: Alabama at 2 p.m., which will showcase Alabama-focused features leading into Mondayās matchup.
SEC Now will originate from SEC Networkās Charlotte studios beginning at 3 p.m. with host Peter Burns and college basketball analysts Antoine Walker and Andy Kennedy manning the desk throughout the day. The trio will recap Saturdayās SEC basketball action with additional reporting surrounding the CFP from the SEC Network set in Santa Clara.
Sunday
Laura Rutledge and Jordan Rodgers will take the reins Sunday for live coverage from the Coachesā Press Conference on
SEC Now at noon. Later that evening, Nowkhah, Chizik, Rodgers, McElroy, Marcus Spears, Tim Tebow and Paul Finebaum will all contribute to a two-hour edition of
SEC Now at 7 p.m. from Plaza de Cesar Chavez, breaking down all the buildup to the national title game.
Monday
The Paul Finebaum Show will be live on Monday with a three-hour edition from the Champ Tailgate location at Leviās Stadium, taking calls and providing analysis as the two teams prepare for kickoff.
SEC Nation Presented by AT&T will take over the pre-game action at 6 p.m., with host Rutledge joined by regular
SEC Nation deskmates and analysts Tebow, Spears and Finebaum, and reporter Lauren Sisler. Teaming up with the
SEC Nation crew will be SEC Network analysts Chizik, McElroy and Rodgers providing additional pre-game insight.
Thinking Out Loud makes its CFP National Championship debut following a successful CFP Semifinal appearance at the Capital One Orange Bowl. The trio of Spears, McElroy and Alyssa Lang will bring hijinks, highlights and hilarity, while offering astute analysis and reaction throughout the game. They will be joined by additional guests throughout the game, as they share a unique setup in a TV trailer at Leviās Stadium.
SEC Now will close out the night right after the final whistle with Rutledge, Spears, Tebow, Chizik and Rodgers.
SEC Network social and digital will provide on-site, behind-the-scenes coverage from the College Football Playoff National Championship. Fans can follow along with SEC Network on
Twitter,
Instagram and
Facebook, as well as at
SECNetwork.com.
DateTime (ET)ProgrammingFri, Jan 47 p.m.
SEC NowSat, Jan 511:30 a.m.
SEC Now: Media Day2 p.m.
SEC Featured: Alabama3 p.m.
SEC NowSun, Jan 6Noon
SEC Now: Coachesā Press Conference7 p.m.
SEC NowMon, Jan 73 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show6 p.m.
SEC Nation Presented by AT&T8:15 p.m.
Thinking Out Loud: CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T 11:45 p.m.
SEC Now
About SEC Network
The Southeastern Conference and ESPN launched SEC Network on August 14, 2014. The network televises over 45 SEC football games, 100 menās basketball games, 60 womenās basketball games, 75 baseball games, and other events from across the SECās 21 sports annually. Programming includes in-depth analysis and storytelling in studio shows such as
SEC Nation,
Thinking Out Loudand
Rally Cap, daily news and information with
SEC Now, original content such as
TrueSouth,
SEC Storied and
SEC Inside, and more. Hundreds of additional live events are available for streaming exclusively on SEC Networkās digital companion, SEC Network+, via the ESPN App and
SECNetwork.com. The network is also available in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa via ESPN Player, ESPNās sports streaming service in the region.
