"COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY" WITH TIM BRANDO AND SPENCER TILLMAN LEADS OFF THE DAY ON CBS SPORTS

CSTV'S "CHICK-FIL-A SEC TAILGATE SHOW" DEBUTS

CBS Sports kicks off its seventh year of national coverage of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football on Saturday, Sept. 15 (3:30-7:00 PM, ET) with defending national champion and *No. 3-ranked Florida taking on *No. 24-ranked Tennessee.

Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson, CBS Sports' lead college football announce team call the action with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Craig Silver, the Network's coordinating producer of college football, produces and Steve Milton directs.

CBS Sports' broadcast of Tennessee-Florida also will be simulcast in HDTV.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY, the Network's pre-game, halftime and post-game studio show, starts the day (3:00 PM, ET) with host Tim Brando and analyst Spencer Tillman. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY will keep viewers updated on all the games throughout the afternoon with scores and highlights. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs.

Tony Petitti is Executive Vice President and Executive Producer, CBS Sports.

* Coaches Poll as of 9/11/07

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AUDIBLES WITH CBS SPORTS LEAD COLLEGE ANNOUNCE TEAM

GARY DANIELSON AND VERNE LUNDQUIST

Danielson - (On SEC being best conference):  These are only snap shots; nobody gets this for the rest of their life. This snap shot right now clearly shows the SEC is the best conference. Of course Texas and Oklahoma and usually Michigan, Ohio State and USC, they can compete anywhere. What separates the SEC is that you can name seven schools in this conference that all believe they should win their conference championships every year. And the intensity of their losses are just like they are at Oklahoma and Texas. Those goals probably aren't realistic for all those coaches, but that is just the way it is here. It's very tough to go through this league week in and week out. You don't roll your helmets on the football field in this league and get a win, each one of them has to be earned.

Danielson - (On Big East top teams): The three favorites haven't played anybody. They have yet to do it on a consistent basis. That upward level challenge still has to be done. I don't believe that those teams could compete week-in and week-out with the top two or three teams in a couple of the power conferences. They are a slight step below.

Lundquist - (On Tennessee-Florida rivalry): It's one of the great rivalries in college football. It's not Alabama-Auburn, but it is an early-season rivalry that has impact for both teams in the SEC and the national picture almost every year. The "Urban legend" will continue to grow if Florida wins again this weekend. I know it would mean the world for Phillip Fulmer and Tennessee to win this game, but that's a tough task going down there.

Danielson - (On Mark Richt being soft): The same things were said about Tony Dungy when he couldn't get it finalized.  It's wrong to generalize and you can't work your way up to the level that Mark Richt has worked his way to and have the success he's had at a tough place like Georgia, and be soft. It's not possible.

Danielson - (On who could play for the BCS): A very strong argument will be Oklahoma. That is as fine a young quarterback that I have seen in a long time. That is the one nice thing about being in that conference, they know who they have to beat. That is one team that has, as Les Miles would say, an easier way to get there.

CSTV'S "CHICK-FIL-A SEC TAILGATE SHOW"+ DEBUTS  

Two legendary SEC players - Florida's Terry Jackson and David Pollack, who was the SEC Player of the Year for the University of Georgia, will serve as analysts on the debut of CSTV's weekly live show, CHICK-FIL-A SEC TAILGATE on Saturday, Sept. 15 (12:00 NOON-1:00 PM, ET). 

The inaugural show originates live from the campus of the University of Florida, where the Tennessee Volunteers take on the defending BCS National Champion Florida Gators.  Hosted by CSTV's Greg Amsinger, the weekly show will feature a rotating crew of analysts.

The show will be broadcast live at NOON, ET every week from the site of CBS Sports' SEC Game of the Week

CSTV TO OFFER LIVE STREAMING OF THE CBS SPORTS SEC GAME OF THE WEEK

For the second consecutive year, CSTV and CBS Sports will supplement broadcast television coverage by offering the SEC Game of the Week live online.  The season kicks off Saturday with the Tennessee-Florida game, which will be available live online across the nation through CSTV.com's Pay-Per-View service.  Fans can purchase the game for $9.95 at CSTVPPV.com.