Sept. 25, 2011
The University of South Carolina and Auburn University will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, the SEC office announced today. The SEC matchup will be televised nationally on CBS as part of their double-header package.
The Gamecocks are 4-0 overall, 2-0 in the SEC, while Auburn is 3-1 overall and 1-0 in league action. The teams met twice last season with the Tigers winning both contests, a 35-27 decision in Auburn on Sept. 25, then a 56-17 win in Atlanta in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 4.
Announcers for the game will be Spero Dedes, Steve Beuerlein and Otis Livingston.
Here is the SEC television schedule for Oct. 1:
GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Texas A&M (2-1) vs. Arkansas (3-1, 0-1 SEC)
11 a.m. CT ESPN
Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium (71,167)
Mississippi State (2-2, 0-2 SEC) at Georgia (2-2, 1-1 SEC)
12 p.m. ET FS South / ESPN3.com
Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Kentucky (2-2, 0-1 SEC) at LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC)
12:21 p.m. ET SEC Network / ESPN3.com
Baton Rouge, La. Tiger Stadium (92,542)
Buffalo (1-3) at Tennessee (2-1, 0-1 SEC)
12:30 p.m. ET CSS / ESPN3.com
Knoxville, Tenn. Neyland Stadium / Shield-Watkins Field (100,011)
Auburn (3-1, 1-0 SEC) at South Carolina (4-0, 2-0 SEC)
3:30 p.m. ET / CBS Sports
Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)
Alabama (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at Florida (4-0, 2-0 SEC)
8 p.m. ET CBS Sports
Gainesville, Fla. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548)
Ole Miss (1-3, 0-2 SEC) at Fresno State (2-2)
8:15 p.m. CT ESPN2 / ESPN3.com
Fresno, Calif. Bulldog Stadium (41,031)