SEC Championship, Alabama vs Florida: TV schedule, start time, date
By John Buhler
The Alabama Crimson Tide will play the Florida Gators in the 2016 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. What time does the game start?
For the second consecutive season, the Alabama Crimson Tide will meet the Florida Gators in Atlanta for the 2016 SEC Championship Game. Kickoff from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta will be at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 3. CBS will have the telecast. The available live stream can be found on CBSSports.com.
Alabama won the SEC West Division title for the third straight season and the Crimson Tide finished the 2016 regular season at a perfect 12-0 (8-0). They are the only undefeated team left in the Power 5. Only the MAC’s Western Michigan Broncos remain undefeated heading into the conference championship in Division I football.
Florida won the SEC East Division title for the second straight season, as the Gators finished the 2016 regular season with an 8-3 (6-2) record. Florida had to reschedule its cross-divisional rivalry game with the LSU Tigers because of Hurricane Matthew to be eligible to play in the 2016 SEC Championship. The Gators won the SEC East outright, as every other team in the SEC East finished 4-4 or worse in conference play.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 3
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Venue: Georgia Dome
TV Info: CBS
Live Stream: CBSSports.com
According to OddsShark.com, the Crimson Tide will be laying a whopping 24 points in a neutral site to the Gators on Saturday afternoon. The associated money lines for the 2016 SEC Championship are Alabama -2,500 and Florida +1,100.
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As expected, Alabama will be a massive favorite over Florida in a neutral site game. The Crimson Tide are the No. 1 team in the nation. Should they beat Florida in Atlanta, Alabama will make its third straight College Football Playoff as the No. 1 national seed. Florida needs to win to reach the Sugar Bowl.