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Front & Center: Justin Connolly

Feature

May 2, 2013

| Gracie Blackburn

ESPN’s Justin Connolly and the new SEC Network logo.

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Editor’s note: Front Row Storified! the ESPN/SEC Network announcement earlier today.

Today, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and ESPN announced a 20-year agreement through 2034 to create and operate a multiplatform network, which will launch in August 2014. The new network and its accompanying digital platform will air SEC content 24/7 including more than 1,000 events in its first year. Justin Connolly, ESPN Senior Vice President of College Networks, joined the Front & Center podcast to discuss the announcement and what it entails.