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SEC Network roster taking shape

Play-by-play commentator Brent Musburger (l) and analyst  Jesse Palmer will form the SEC Network's lead football announce team.
Play-by-play commentator Brent Musburger (l) and analyst Jesse Palmer will form the
SEC Network’s lead football announce team.

Good news continues to roll out about the forthcoming SEC Network set to launch Aug. 14 nationwide. After last week’s announcement that DISH has signed on to carry the network, official word came today that veteran play-by-play voice Brent Musburger and former SEC quarterback and analyst Jesse Palmer have been tagged as the network’s lead football announce team set to call one of the network’s tripleheader Saturday games each weekend in the fall. The pair will kick off the season with Texas A&M at South Carolina on the SEC Network (Thursday, Aug. 28).

Vice President, Production for SEC Network Stephanie Druley said, “The pairing of Brent and Jesse as our lead team speaks to the caliber of talent we will have on the network and the commitment to quality that we are making. We are establishing an incredible roster that SEC fans and followers expect and deserve.”

Musburger will bring more than five decades of experience to the SEC Network and take on additional duties to work with the network’s up-and-coming announcers. Palmer, who is part of the ESPN Thursday Night College Football booth, will continue to call that game before heading to his assigned SEC contest each weekend.

The pair join previously announced SEC Nation host Joe Tessitore and analyst Tim Tebow along with Paul Finebaum whose daily radio program will be simulcast on the network. In addition, current NASCAR commentator and seasoned college football play caller Allen Bestwick will take on assignments for a variety of SEC Network events.

With just five months to go until the SEC Network is live, SEC fans can expect a series of forthcoming announcements about the network’s on-air roster, events scheduling and programming.

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