More than 500 South Carolina alumni and fans had a chance to be part of history along with football coach Steve Spurrier, 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers, athletics director Ray Tanner, and several other Gamecock coaches with the launch of the SEC Network Thursday night in Columbia. The SEC Network went on the air at 6 p.m. with its three-hour "SEC Now" news show and had live reports from My Carolina Alumni Association's annual Fall Sports Preview Party at Seawell's on Rosewood Drive, adding a little extra excitement to an already enthusiastic crowd.