Cole Cubelic, Roman Harper to debut new SEC Network show âRead & Reactâ
One of them went to Alabama. The other went to Auburn. One played on the offensive ball, while the other played defense.
Yet, they say, it is what will make the SEC Network’s newest show work.
Cole Cubelic and Roman Harper will debut a new SEC Network show this fall called “Read & React.” Like all SEC Network programming. the new show will live stream on fuboTV (free trial).
“Read & React” with debut on Monday, Sept. 4, at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET). The show will have Cubelic, a former Auburn center, and Harper, a former Alabama defensive back, recap and analyze the weekend’s SEC games as they take a deep dive into the key plays and players that impacted those games.
“We’re so opposite in ways, but we’re a lot alike, too, if that makes sense,” Harper told AL.com. “No. 1, our looks. No. 2, our position in football. He played center. I played safety. Just completely different. … With all of that being said, the common ground is ball and the locker room. We’re going to be able to take that connection and put it on TV. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Cubelic, an ESPN/SEC Network game analyst since 2011, will continue in his sideline reporting duties for the network’s marquee Saturday game.
“I’m thrilled to be in a seat next to Roman Harper every Monday this fall,” Cubelic told AL.com. “(He is) someone I have immense respect for since he played at the Capstone. ‘Read & React’ will be a personality driven X’s & O’s show. We feel like this is something SEC fans will love. I believe SEC are the smartest football fans in the nation and crave more actual schematic breakdowns. We will have fun, learn from one another and hopefully help the audience see the game a little differently each week.”
Harper, meanwhile, will continue with “SEC Nation” and “SEC Now,” but he said “Read & React” will be different from other shows on the network.
“We’re gonna bring up tape, and we’re going to tell you, ‘Why this team did this, and why this team is so successful.’ We’re not going to just tell it to you. We’re going to be able to show you the plays, the breakdowns, the ins and outs and deliver it to you in intelligent ways that you will be able to understand it, so the next time you watch the game you will be like, ‘I didn’t see that before, but I see it.’ It’s almost like we are opening your eyes to something different.”
The SEC is expected to release its fall schedule later today:
- SEC Network host/reporter Alyssa Lang welcomes studio analyst Takeo Spikes to “Out of Pocket.” The show debuts Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET).
- “SEC Nation,” the network’s traveling pregame show starring Laura Rutledge, Paul Finebaum, Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow, debuts this season on Thursday from Missouri’s home opener against South Dakota. The gang will be on hand for Tennessee-Virginia on Saturday in the Music City.
- Marty Smith and Ryan McGee return with “Marty & McGee” on Saturdays starting Sept. 2 from each SEC Nation site at 8 a.m. (9 a.m. ET).
- SEC Football Final, hosted by Dari Nowkhah with Chris Doering and Benjamin Watson, returns and will air each Saturday after the completion of the final SEC Network football game.
- “SEC in 60″ returns Monday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET).
- “SEC Inside” is back Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. ET).
- “SEC Now” returns with Dari Nowkhah Peter Burns and Alyssa Lang along with the rotating cast of Spikes and Matt Stinchcomb and Chris Doering and Ben Watson.
- “SEC This Morning,” scheduled to return Friday, Sept. 1, at 7 a.m. (8 a.m. ET) and hosted by Burns and Doering, will run Monday through Friday.
- “The Paul Finebaum Show” continues weekdays at 2 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) for four hours.
- “TrueSouth,” a series which revolves around two food stories told from one place, premieres on Tuesday, Oct. 10, with new episodes every two weeks.
The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo pro” package, which comprises 146-plus channels for $74.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.
There is also the “fubo elite” package, which comprises 205-plus channels for $84.99 per month. It comes with fuboExtra (48 more channels) and News Plus (11 more channels). Plus, more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.
The “fubo premiere” package is “fubo elite” with the addition of Showtime for $94.99 per month.
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.