Just as it was last year, the game between SEC rivals Alabama and LSU will be in primetime on CBS. LSU won last year’s game in a battle of field goals in Tuscaloosa. This year’s game in Baton Rouge will be on a 8 p.m. ET on the Tiffany Network.
It completes a doubleheader of games on CBS this Saturday. At 3:30 p.m. ET, CBS will air Mississippi at Georgia with College Football Today host Tim Brando calling the game with Steve Beuerlein with Turner’s Marty Snider roaming the sidelines.
For the nightcap, Uncle Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson will have the call. Tracy “The Wolf” Wolfson will be the field reporter.
Both games will be streamed online.
We have the press release from CBS Sports.
“THE SEC ON CBS” FEATURES NO. 1-RANKED ALABAMA TAKING ON NO. 5-RANKED LSU ON SATURDAY, NOV. 3 IN PRIME TIME
No. 6-Ranked Georgia Plays Ole Miss at 3:30 PM, ET
Audibles with CBS Sports’ Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson
CBS Sports’ coverage of the SEC ON CBS is highlighted on Saturday, Nov. 3 (8:00 PM, ET) with a national broadcast of *No. 1-ranked Alabama taking on No. 5-ranked LSU in prime time.
The CBS Television Network’s lead college football announce team of Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson call the action live from Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. Tracy Wolfson serves as lead reporter. Craig Silver, the Network’s coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.
The day kicks-off with No. 6-ranked Georgia taking on Ole Miss at 3:30 PM, ET from Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Tim Brando, analyst Steve Beuerlein and reporter Marty Snider handle the call.
Coverage begins with CBS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL (2:30-3:00 PM, ET) followed by COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network’s pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show at 3:00 PM, ET. Adam Zucker hosts, along with analysts Spencer Tillman and Tony Barnhart. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Executive Producer and Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
In addition, CBS Sports will stream the Alabama-LSU and Georgia-Ole Miss games, as well as the entire 2012 SEC ON CBS football schedule live on CBSSports.com. The games are available exclusively on CBSSports.com, CBS Sports Mobile and also can be accessed through a link on the websites of all CBS affiliates. New this season as part of CBSSports.com’s SEC coverage are live pre-game, half-time and post-game shows.
*BCS Rankings as of 10/28/12
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Audibles with CBS Sports’ Lead College Football Analyst Gary Danielson
(ON LSU)
I don’t think it’s about LSU having a bye week or making adjustments, the Tigers just have to play better. They are better than what they’ve shown this year and are not playing up to their potential. They remind me of Georgia going into last week’s game against Florida. LSU will be motivated to play their best game.(ON TIGER STADIUM AT NIGHT)
I don’t think Tiger Stadium will be a factor in the game. I think it’s a false crutch LSU believes to have in their advantage. Alabama is a battle tested team that has played in numerous big games.(ON ALABAMA AND AJ McCARRON)
In the first game last year, whether because of poor field position or because of nerves, AJ McCarron did not play well. He had a couple mental mistakes, a couple sacks where he could have thrown the ball away and a couple passes he could have completed that would have been big plays. I think that game helped him in the long run and there was even a big difference between game one and game two last year. LSU is facing an even better quarterback this game than in the National Championship game when he carved them up.(ON KEYS TO THE GAME)
LSU’s defensive line has to get something more than an outside pass rush from Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery. The inside guys must get penetration. In the first game last year, they penetrated the line of scrimmage and run game much better than the National Championship game. They just looked alive on the field. In the second game, they were kept off-balance by some good play-calling from Alabama. Can those defensive tackles and linebackers get back to being a disruptive force like they were in the first game?
That’s all.
