The SEC on CBS package of games for the 2015 season is expanding with the network announcing Thursday that it will air contests during the first two weeks of the season, leading with the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Saturday, Sept. 5 between Louisville and Auburn at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
CBS will fill its 3:30 p.m. time slot the next week with Georgia at Vanderbilt. The "SEC Game of the Week" in Week 3 will feature Auburn at LSU on Saturday, Sept. 19.
In total, CBS will air 17 games featuring SEC teams, including the annual Florida vs. Georgia showdown on Saturday, Oct. 31, consecutive doubleheaders on Nov. 7 and Nov. 14, and the SEC Championship Game, which is set for Saturday, Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. All games will be streamed online as well on CBSSports.com.
Here's a look at the highlights from the 2015 SEC on CBS schedule as it currently stands (all times ET). The remainder of the slots will be filled six to 12 days prior to their respective kickoffs throughout the regular season.
Saturday, Sept. 5: Louisville vs. Auburn (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 12: Georgia at Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 19: Auburn at LSU (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 31: Florida vs. Georgia (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 7: SEC Game of the Week doubleheader (3:30 p.m., 8 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 14: SEC Game of the Week doubleheader (noon, 3:30 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 27: Missouri vs. Arkansas (2:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 5: SEC Championship Game (4 p.m.)
Veteran announce team Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will return to call the action each week and be joined by reporter Allie LaForce on the sideline.
CBS also announced Thursday that new CBS Sports college football studio analyst Rick Neuheisel will join host Adam Zucker and analyst Brian Jones on the College Football Today pre-, halftime and post-game show.
Here's the full week-by-week schedule (all times ET):
Saturday, Sept. 5: Louisville vs. Auburn (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game 3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 12: Georgia at Vanderbilt (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 19: Auburn at LSU (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Sept. 26: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 3: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 10: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 17: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 24: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Oct. 31: Florida vs. Georgia (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 7: SEC Game of the Week doubleheader (3:30 p.m., 8 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 14: SEC Game of the Week doubleheader (noon, 3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 21: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 27: Missouri vs. Arkansas (2:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Nov. 28: SEC Game of the Week (3:30 p.m.)
Saturday, Dec. 5: SEC Championship Game (4 p.m.)
