SEC on CBS
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The SEC on CBS is the brand name of CBS' college football package owned by CBS Sports. The television network broadcasts games in the Southeastern Conference of Division I-A NCAA football. The package's title sponsor is currently Home Depot.
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[edit] Past history
CBS has historically aired fewer college games than the other networks, but it broadcast some important games in the 1980s, such as the classic Boston College-Miami game that ended with Doug Flutie's Hail Mary on November 23, 1984. The network aired Big East games from 1996-2000, and since 1996 has broadcast SEC games.
CBS aired the Bowl Alliance (a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series), with the exception of the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl from 1995-1997.
[edit] Typical games
The games aired on this package are the premiere SEC matchups of the week. Top teams like the Florida Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Auburn Tigers, and Tennessee Volunteers usually appear on these telecasts.
During the Regular season, typical games that shown every year include Florida-Tennessee, Florida-Georgia, Auburn-Georgia, Auburn-Alabama, LSU-Arkansas, and LSU-Auburn. In addition, Florida-Florida State and Georgia-Georgia Tech alternate each year depending on which SEC team is at home. Since 2001, the SEC Championship Game has been televised by CBS.
[edit] Non-SEC Games
CBS also broadcasts a few matchups outside of the SEC. Broadcasts include the Army-Navy Game, and the annual contest between Notre Dame and Navy when played in Annapolis, as Notre Dame home games are exclusive to NBC. CBS also broadcasts the Sun Bowl and the Gator Bowl.
[edit] Commentators
The current No. 1 commentators for the telecasts, which traditionally air either Saturday afternoons or evenings, are Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Tracy Wolfson (sideline reporter). The Current No. 2 commentators are Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play) and Steve Beuerlein (color). Former commentators on the telecasts include Sean McDonough and Todd Blackledge.
[edit] Theme music
The intensely bombastic, highly energetic and catchy theme music[1][2] used on The SEC on CBS has been used since 1987.
