SEC Network will be live from Birmingham, Ala., for SEC Tipoff ’26 Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, with 18 hours of coverage beginning Tuesday, Oct. 14 and continuing through Wednesday, Oct. 15.

Televised coverage begins Tuesday with SEC Now: SEC Tipoff Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, which runs from 10 a.m. ET to 7 p.m. each day, bringing fans all they need to know ahead of the ’25-’26 season.

Press conferences for each head coach will stream in their entirety on SEC Network+ and the all new ESPN App.

Coverage of the media showcase will be hosted by Alyssa Lang and Dari Nowkhah. They will be joined by analysts Pat Bradley, Daymeon Fishback and Steffi Sorensen throughout the two days .

The student-athletes attending #SECTipoff26 from each school can be found

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