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CBS SPORTS’ 2006 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE OFFERS BEST OF SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE <br />
LSU and Auburn Kick off Season on Saturday Sept. 16
Followed by Florida at Tennessee in Prime Time
CBS Sports begins the sixth year of national coverage of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football on Saturday, Sept. 16 with a doubleheader featuring LSU battling Auburn (3:30-7:00 PM, ET), followed by a primetime match-up between Florida and Tennessee (8:00 PM, ET).
For 12 Saturdays throughout the season, CBS Sports will present exclusive live national network broadcasts of SEC home games featuring the best SEC regular-season action the Conference has to offer concluding with the SEC Championship Game presented by Dr. Pepper featuring the Eastern and Western Division champions on Saturday, Dec. 2 (6:00 PM, ET). A total of 19 college football contests will be broadcast on the Network, including the 73rd Sun Bowl on Friday, Dec. 29 and the Gator Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1, 2007.
Highlights of 2006 schedule include:
Sept. 16 LSU at Auburn 3:30 PM, ET
Sept. 16 Florida at Tennessee 8:00 PM, ET
Oct. 28 Notre Dame vs. Navy 12:00 NOON, ET
Oct. 28 Georgia vs. Florida 3:30 PM, ET
Nov. 24 (Fri.) LSU at Arkansas 2:30 PM, ET
Dec. 2 Army vs. Navy 2:30 PM, ET
Dec. 2 SEC Championship 6:00 PM, ET
Dec. 29 (Fri.) Sun Bowl 2:00 PM, ET
Jan. 1 (Mon.) Gator Bowl 1:00 PM, ET
All other SEC games will be announced six to 12 days prior to their broadcast date.
Gary Danielson joins Verne Lundquist and Tracy Wolfson 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 nine times throughout the season, premiering on Saturday, Sept. 16 (3:00-3:30 PM, ET). Hosted by Tim Brando with analyst Spencer Tillman, COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY presents highlights of all the day's action, as well as a look at college football's most interesting stories and personalities both on and off-the-field.
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.
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
Following is the schedule for CBS Sports’ 2006 College Football broadcasts
Followed by Florida at Tennessee in Prime Time
CBS Sports begins the sixth year of national coverage of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football on Saturday, Sept. 16 with a doubleheader featuring LSU battling Auburn (3:30-7:00 PM, ET), followed by a primetime match-up between Florida and Tennessee (8:00 PM, ET).
For 12 Saturdays throughout the season, CBS Sports will present exclusive live national network broadcasts of SEC home games featuring the best SEC regular-season action the Conference has to offer concluding with the SEC Championship Game presented by Dr. Pepper featuring the Eastern and Western Division champions on Saturday, Dec. 2 (6:00 PM, ET). A total of 19 college football contests will be broadcast on the Network, including the 73rd Sun Bowl on Friday, Dec. 29 and the Gator Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1, 2007.
Highlights of 2006 schedule include:
Sept. 16 LSU at Auburn 3:30 PM, ET
Sept. 16 Florida at Tennessee 8:00 PM, ET
Oct. 28 Notre Dame vs. Navy 12:00 NOON, ET
Oct. 28 Georgia vs. Florida 3:30 PM, ET
Nov. 24 (Fri.) LSU at Arkansas 2:30 PM, ET
Dec. 2 Army vs. Navy 2:30 PM, ET
Dec. 2 SEC Championship 6:00 PM, ET
Dec. 29 (Fri.) Sun Bowl 2:00 PM, ET
Jan. 1 (Mon.) Gator Bowl 1:00 PM, ET
All other SEC games will be announced six to 12 days prior to their broadcast date.
Gary Danielson joins Verne Lundquist and Tracy Wolfson 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 nine times throughout the season, premiering on Saturday, Sept. 16 (3:00-3:30 PM, ET). Hosted by Tim Brando with analyst Spencer Tillman, COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY presents highlights of all the day's action, as well as a look at college football's most interesting stories and personalities both on and off-the-field.
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.
Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.
Following is the schedule for CBS Sports’ 2006 College Football broadcasts
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