SEC Network’s biggest shows will be in Atlanta for the Tennessee football 2025 season opener against Syracuse on Aug. 30.
“SEC Nation” will make its 2025 debut to preview the Vols vs. the Orange in the Aflac Kickoff Game at noon ET on ABC. The show will be filmed live from Tailgate Town in the International Plaza outside of Gate 2 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where Tennessee will kick off an Aug. 30 tripleheader of college football season openers.
The pregame coverage will start at 9 a.m. with “Marty & McGee” hosted by Marty Smith and Ryan McGee, followed by “SEC Nation” at 10 a.m. on SEC Network. Laura Rutledge will host the show for her ninth season. Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow will join Rutledge on the show.
Finebaum will start the weekend’s slate hosting “The Paul Finebaum Show” live on Aug. 29 from 3-7 p.m.
Rutledge will return Aug. 31 to host a special edition of “SEC Now” with SEC Network analysts at 2 p.m. to preview the second Aflac Kickoff Game of the weekend in Atlanta. South Carolina and Virginia Tech will face off in the second season opener at Mercedes-Benz, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.
This is the Vols’ third appearance in the Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Tennessee beat NC State 35-21 in 2012 and beat Georgia Tech 42-41 in two overtimes in 2017.
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