{"id":59777,"date":"2024-05-16T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=59777"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:40:11","slug":"so-long-cbs-hello-sec-on-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/05\/16\/so-long-cbs-hello-sec-on-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"So Long CBS, Hello SEC on ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"

So Long, CBS, hello SEC on ESPN. So long, Gary<\/a> (Alabama, will miss you). Thank you for the memories, Vern<\/a> and Brad<\/a>. You are two of the icons of the sport, and you have had many great and memorable calls. Most importantly, goodbye to the theme song<\/a> (excuse me, while the tears are wiped from this writer’s keyboard). That song is iconic and officially kicks off Saturdays in the Fall Down South at 3:30 pm EST\/ 2:30 pm CT to open the 3rd Saturday in October, the Cocktail Party<\/a>, or the Iron Bowl<\/a>. The SEC is losing its home, but it’s better than losing a conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The partnership has been in the making since the conference signed the deal in 2020. The 10-year media rights agreement was signed in December 2020 and runs through the 2033-34 season. The contract is worth $3 billion, which means the SEC will receive an annual payment of $300 million, more than five times the $55 million it previously received from CBS. The agreement gives ESPN and ABC exclusive rights to the SEC’s premium football package and basketball events, including the SEC championship and rivalry games. The SEC Network had some fun with a Marvel-esque announcement on Tuesday. While the choice of mascots promoted plenty of discussion, the network also announced the Labor Day weekend slate of games. We will save the mascot discussion for X and message boards and focus on the games.<\/p>\n

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It's a new era of SEC football \ud83d\udd25 @Marvel<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CLet0h6X9y<\/a><\/p>\n

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n