Paul Finebaum: NCAA’s leadership has been a ‘complete failure’
Finebaum lamented the NCAA's transformation from a leadership role in college athletics to a mere event organizer.
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ESPN’s Sam Acho questions Iron Bowl’s national appeal
Cole Cubelic had to take some deep breaths before delivering a retort.
Lane Kiffin isn’t sure what Paul Finebaum’s good at
"You basically said Miley Cyrus stinks, and she's still going."
Randall Cobb joins SEC Network as studio analyst
Cobb was one of the most dynamic players in Kentucky Wildcats history.
‘SEC Nation’ heading to Gainesville Week 1 for Miami-Florida, adding new theme song
Additionally, there will be a new theme song and opening video.
Marcus Spears says ESPN’s embraced his authenticity-focused approach: ‘I get asked to go be myself.’
"I want people to feel like they in my living room chilling. And that's how I like to do TV."
Announcer humorously learns about avocado trees during game
"Learnt something today and I get a new tree out of it."
LSU fan hit in head by homer makes surprise SEC Network appearance
Cory, who went viral after getting smacked on the head by a home run ball, made a surprise appearance on SEC Network.
Coach takes baseball to chest, continues interview unfazed
"It's Tuesday night, just got hit with a baseball, and gonna be a pro about it and keep going."
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley channels Oprah in postgame remarks
"I think Oprah was passing out turnovers on our team … 'You get a turnover, you get a turnover, you get a turnover.'"
Paul Finebaum on Dominic Raiola allegations: ‘This is a really bad look for [Kirk] Herbstreit.’
"You have to believe he did it based on the fact it’s been a couple hours and we haven’t heard any denial."
Cole Cubelic blasts Florida attorney general’s ‘laughable’ probe into Florida State CFP snub
“Is there anyone who thinks that this is real, that this is good, worthwhile, called for?"
Will ESPN ever be able to shake claims of SEC bias?
After many ESPN voices stumped for Alabama to make the College Football Playoff, allegations of SEC bias came up again.
Here are TV and radio calls of Mizzou’s 61-yard FG for the upset win
"GOOD! A WALK-OFF WINNER FROM 61! HARRISON MEVIS SENDS THE MIZZOU STUDENTS RUNNING ONTO THE TURF!"
SEC Network video, audio error halts broadcast of Kansas State-Missouri game
"I was so confused."
SEC Network’s Peter Burns chronicles the horror of trying to cancel Spectrum services
Canceling your cable package is one of the most difficult things a human being can encounter as Peter Burns discovered.
SEC Network announces programming lineup, including ‘Read & React’ with Cole Cubelic and Roman Harper
SEC Network's daily lineup remains pretty similar to previous seasons in 2023, but Read & React is new.
Greg McElroy receives big promotion as ESPN releases 2023 college football broadcast teams
McElroy will serve alongside Sean McDonough and Molly McGrath for ESPN's coverage of Saturday Night Primetime coverage.
SEC Network announcer has unfortunate slip of the tongue while attempting to say ‘Turn the clock back’
"I know it's after midnight."
In-game college baseball interview goes terribly wrong: ‘I told you!’
"I have bad luck in these interviews..."
SEC Network to air ‘Remembering Mike Leach’ special on trailblazing coach
At 2 p.m. ET Tuesday, SEC Network will air an hour-long special on Mike Leach. That will also be available in the ESPN app, and will be simulcast on SiriusXM channel 374.
Peter Burns apologizes for joke about Ben Watson’s wife: ‘I crossed the line’
"While it was a joke, the truth is that I crossed the line, you should never joke about family."
Things got awkward when one analyst joked about another’s wife
During the halftime of Saturday’s game between the Florida Gators and the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday afternoon, things...
Tom Hart talks SEC Network PXP from the field, giving viewers ‘something they otherwise wouldn’t get’
"As long as we can bring more to the table, it's worth doing these things that are a little non-traditional."
