The SEC’s Week 6 slate is loaded again, and the league has set the stage with kickoff times and TV assignments for seven games across Saturday’s schedule.
The biggest spotlight falls on Georgia at Alabama, a primetime ABC matchup that closes out the conference action at 7:30 p.m. ET.
That one lands in Tuscaloosa under the lights, and it headlines a weekend that also includes the annual Texas-Oklahoma rivalry game in Dallas, which ABC will carry at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Two games remain in the flex window: South Carolina at Florida and Texas A&M at Missouri. Both will kick at either noon ET or 12:45 p.m. ET, with ABC or SEC Network handling the broadcast.
The rest of the lineup fills out the afternoon and evening windows. Ole Miss will travel to Vanderbilt for a 3:30 p.m.
ET game on ESPN, while Tennessee heads to Arkansas for a late-afternoon matchup on SEC Network. LSU and Kentucky will square off at 7 p.m.
ET on ESPN before Georgia and Alabama cap the day.
The Week 6 schedule gives the SEC another full board of conference matchups as the race continues to take shape. Georgia enters off a 41-13 win over Oklahoma, a game that featured a strong defensive showing and SEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for linebacker Chris Cole.
Texas-Oklahoma gets one of the league’s biggest television windows, and it comes with added weight now that both schools are SEC members.
Florida also returns home after one of the most explosive outings of Week 4. The Gators put up 52 points against Ole Miss, with running back Jadan Baugh running for 142 yards and three touchdowns to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Ole Miss now gets a shot at Vanderbilt, Tennessee faces another road test at Arkansas, and LSU heads to Kentucky after its defense limited Texas A&M to 197 total yards in a 35-6 win.
With divisional races and College Football Playoff implications starting to come into focus, Week 6 brings another SEC Saturday packed with games that could move the standings in a hurry.
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