SEC announces game times, TV designations for Week 7

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) on Monday released the television schedules and networks for the slate of games on Oct. 16 — Week 7 of SEC football action — which will kick off as early as Saturday afternoon.

The time of opening kickoff, as well as the networks on which each game will be broadcasted, is listed below in order of start time. Times are displayed in Eastern Standard Time.

Auburn at Arkansas, 12:00 p.m. on CBS or ESPN (network to be determined after Week 6)

Head coach Sam Pittman did a remarkable job turning around the Arkansas football program, as he started the Razorbacks off with a 4-0 opening — including two ranked wins — in just his second season at the helm, making them look like a team to beat in the SEC. But last week, they were beaten, rather easily, in a 37-0 loss to Georgia. Things will continue to be tough for Arkansas, who has back-to-back ranked matchups against Ole Miss and Auburn.

Florida at LSU, 12:00 p.m. on 12:00 p.m. on CBS or ESPN (network to be determined after Week 6)

Florida lost in upset-fashion to the Kentucky Wildcats last week — their frist loss at Lexington since 1986 — bringing the Wildcats record to a perfect 5-0. Florida has an easy SEC task this week, as it hosts the Vanderbilt Commodores, before heading to Death Valley to face LSU.

Texas A&M at Missouri, 12:00 p.m. on SEC Network

Things are going extremely poorly for the Missouri Tigers, and it won’t get much easier against Texas A&M. After losing to Arkansas, Texas A&M was bumped out of the AP top-25, but the Aggies will still provide a hard SEC task for the 2-3 Missouri Tigers.

Kentucky at Georgia, 3:30 p.m. on CBS

Head coach Mark Stoops picked up a signature home win this past weekend, defeating perennial SEC East power Florida at home, the first time Kentucky has done that since 1986. It would be nothing short of a complete and utter shock if he were to repeat that winning performance on the road against Georgia.

Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 4:00 p.m. on SEC Network

Vanderbilt is still looking for its first conference win in nearly two years, and South Carolina looks as beatable as can be. The Gamecocks are 0-2 in SEC play, and they’ll take on Tennessee before hosting the Clark Lea-led Commodores.

Alabama at Mississippi State, 7:00 p.m. on ESPN

If Alabama was able to dominate a top-15 ranked Ole Miss team the way it did on Saturday, imagine what the Crimson Tide can accomplish against the lowly Mississippi State Bulldogs? Mike Leach defeated the Aggies in upset fashion, and he’ll now have a bye week to prepare for his toughest matchup of the season.

Ole Miss at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network

Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels were off to the races with three wins, each tallying over 40 points, and an offense that racked up well over 500 yards of total offense per game. But that run came to a halt against the mighty No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Kiffin has a chance to get back on the right foot against Tennessee, a school at which he previously coached.