SEC Network Begins Digital Platform Rollout

With just a few weeks until the official launch of the SEC Network on August 14th, the SEC announced today some of the plans as well as launching the website SECNetwork.com.

From the official release:

"SEC Network +SEC Network + — exclusively available on SECNetwork.com  and via WatchESPN — will add live and on-demand coverage of more than 550 digital-exclusive sporting events to the SEC Network multi-screen output in the first year.  Ranging across multiple sports from all member schools, SEC Network + events will all be high-quality, multi-camera productions – enabled by extensive new technological and production  capabilities built out by ESPN and SEC schools in support of the SEC Network launch.In addition to authenticated access to the SEC Network and SEC Network + (via laptops and desktops; access via iOS and Android smartphones and tablets is via WatchESPN), SEC Network + will also serve as a platform to deliver additional events produced by the schools and SECNetwork.com will also feature original short clips, video from studio programs, original digital video projects and more.SEC Network + will launch August 14, along with the launch of the SEC Network television network. The initial August SEC Network + schedule of live and exclusive events includes: DateTime (ET) Away Team  Home TeamSoccerAug 14 8 p.m. CREIGHTON ARKANSAS Aug 22 7 p,m. MIAMI (FL) FLORIDA8 p.m. IOWA STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE8 p.m. UTAH STATE ARKANSAS8 p.m. MERCER VANDERBILT8 p.m. KENNESAW STATE ALABAMA8 p.m. DAYTON TEXAS A&M  Aug 24 12:30 p.m. CINCINNATI MISSISSIPPI STATE1 p.m. SOUTH FLORIDA FLORIDA2 p.m. UNC-GREENSBORO GEORGIA2 p.m. IOWA STATE OLE MISS6 p.m. SAMFORD SOUTH CAROLINA8 p.m. OKLAHOMA STATE ARKANSAS8 p.m MEMPHIS ALABAMA8 p.m. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN TEXAS A&M  Aug 29 6:30 p.m. BOSTON UNIVERSITY SOUTH CAROLINA7:30 p.m. FRANCIS MARION KENTUCKY8 p.m. CINCINNATI VANDERBILT8 p.m. UC-IRVINE AUBURN8 p.m. UCF TEXAS A&M Aug 31 2 p.m. LAFAYETTE OLE MISS2 p.m. OHIO UNIVERSITY KENTUCKY2:30 p.m. MILWAUKEE SOUTH CAROLINA2:30 p.m. LLINOIS STATE TEXAS A&M3:30 p.m. GEORGIA SOUTHERN AUBURN  VolleyballAug 29 noon GEORGIA SOUTHERN FLORIDA 6:30 p.m. WITCHITA STATE KENTUCKY 7:30 p.m. IDAHO FLORIDA7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB SOUTH CAROLINA8 p.m. TENNESSEE STATE ARKANSAS8 p.m. TULANE TEXAS A&M Aug 30 10 a.m. BUTLER KENTUCKYnoon STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ARKANSAS1 p.m. JACKSONVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA2 p.m. IOWA STATE TEXAS A&M2:30 p.m. OKLAHOMA FLORIDA7 p.m. GEORGIA TECH SOUTH CAROLINA7 p.m. MICHIGAN ARKANSAS8 p.m. UTSA TEXAS A&M8 p.m. VIRGINIA TECH KENTUCKY SECsports.comSECsports.com is the new official digital home for the Southeastern Conference, and provides news and video filtered for each school and sport. SECSports.com will provide fans with sports news, information, stats, schedules, video and ticket sales from around the SEC and in collaboration with each school.   It also features information about the conference, its schools and access to the SEC Store online.The new SECSports.com is a fully responsive site – dynamically adjusting across devices. Rather than a separate experience on each device that fans use every day, the new SECsports.com adjusts to the individual device – presenting all the same great content in the best way.The site is built and operated by the SEC Network team at ESPN, and operates separately from ESPN’s digital news and information organization, which will continue to cover the SEC independently.ESPN Technology and the ESPN Statistics & Data team, working with the SEC and its schools, have developed a system that will allow SECsports.com to deliver real-time scores, statistics and standings for multiple sports that did not previously have live scoring."