SEC Network comes to Columbia ahead of Mizzou rivalry game against Kansas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

SEC Network is in Columbia ahead of one of the most highly anticipated Mizzou football games of the season in a renewed rivalry against the University of Kansas on Saturday.

SEC Network will air a total of three shows in Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri's quad between Friday and Saturday. The Paul Finebaum Show will kick things off on Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Marty and McGee will be live on Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., followed by SEC Nation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Laura Rutledge will host SEC Nation, and she will be joined by Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers and Tim Tebow.

If you want to stand in the pit area close to the stage, it is on a first-come, first-served basis for all fans. Students in the pit area are encouraged to wear school colors and gear.

If fans would like to go to the quad to watch during the SEC Nation shows, there are a few items that will not be allowed:

• Bags of any kind
• Food or drinks
• Pens, pencils, markers or dry-erase boards
• Throwing objects

If you plan to bring a sign on a stick, it will be inspected before you enter and must abide by ESPN's sign policy. For those with signs, vulgar language, websites, political or religious signs will not be allowed.

Ahead of the start of the 2025 football season, the University of Missouri reminds people that students and fans will 'no longer be rushing the field' after big victories at Faurot Field.

"We're not going to storm the field," says University President Mun Choi. "Beating Kansas should not be a big deal. Now they're a good team or a much better team. And, we're not just going to beat them. We're going to crush them, but we're going to treat their fans with respect. And there's no storming the field. We don't want to give money to Kansas, and we have to keep that in mind."

In a letter sent to students before the game against Central Arkansas, he warned that the university will be fined $500,00 and that money goes directly to the opponent.

 Perpetrators will be held to account. They may be trespassed from campus, fined, suspended or expelled. 

Kick-off against Kansas will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Faurot Field on ESPN.