"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
With the conference ditching longtime partner CBS and jumping to the Disney-owned ESPN/ABC this year, Sankey now presides over an SEC that is fully invested in broadcast revenue, period.
"CBS created a valuable brand by investing in something that was small, but distinct and marketing it each week as an can't miss event. That just wasn’t happening in the same way by 2023."
"During week one of the college football season, Nessler, Danielson and sideline reporter Jenny Dell will be in Bloomington, where the Indiana Hoosiers will host Ohio State."
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”