38 SportsTurf | November 2014 www.sportsturfonline.com
Facility & Operations | By Mara Rice and Glenn Gray, Buffalo Communications
H
otty toddy! War Eagle! Roll Tide!
All of these chants are synony-
mous with college football in the
Southeastern Conference (SEC), which is receiv-
ing landmark television coverage this fall through a
new ESPN agreement.
The SEC Network launched August 14 to
a projected 75 million subscribers and provides
unparalleled access to an already powerful confer-
ence. In total, the channel will air 45 football games,
100 men's basketball games, 60 women's basketball
games and others from the SEC's 21 annual sports,
totaling more than 1,000 live events.
New Networks,
expaNded tV coVerage
put football turf managers at a premium
Left: Auburn University creates a VIP
gourmet dinner on the field on select Fridays
before home games. Middle: The field
at Oklahoma University's Gaylord Family
Memorial Stadium. Right: Game time in
Baton Rouge.
Eric Fasbender, CSFM, Assistant Director for
Facilities and Grounds at Louisiana State University.
