2023 is the last year CBS holds the rights to broadcast SEC football games. It’s the end of an era for the conference.
One game that’s often found its way on CBS’s broadcast waves is LSU vs. Alabama.
Since Saban took over in Tuscaloosa, the LSU-Bama games have more often than not had SEC West implications. Only twice since 2011 has the winner of that game not advanced to the SEC title.
Until 2019, CBS would carve out a special primetime slot for the game. In 2019, their double-header date changed and LSU/Alabama was played at 3:30 p.m. CT.
In 2021 and 2022, the game was on ESPN, with the A-team of Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit calling both contests.
This fall, it appears the game could be back on CBS at primetime.
CBS released its SEC broadcast windows for the fall and the primetime doubleheader is back on Nov. 4, the day LSU at Alabama is set to take place.
CBS Sports Announces 2023 “SEC On CBS” College Football Games And Windows
Full Release: https://t.co/4vP367Jino pic.twitter.com/lYgSsD2ZSj
— CBS Sports PR (@CBSSportsGang) May 30, 2023
Last year, CBS lost out on Alabama at LSU because it was the same day as the highly anticipated Tennessee at Georgia day. Having to pick one, CBS went with the SEC East showdown.
Fans should expect LSU at Alabama to occupy that night time slot on Nov. 4 this year barring a disappointing start to the year for either program.
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