College Football Previews for Week 13 (Cont.)

We had some previews from earlier this week, let's do some more for you.

This is from Fox Sports South and its SEC Gridiron Live previewing the "State Championship: games this week.

SEC Gridiron LIVE Tackles State Championships

Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports South

Success of Jonathan Crompton, Versatility of Ryan Mallett and Legacy of the Florida Seniors

On Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, SEC Gridiron LIVE presented by O’Charley’s previews this weekend’s in-state rivalry games where bragging rights are on the line. Host Charles Davis, analysts David Pollack and Randy Cross and social media reporter Cassidy Hubbarth weigh in on Clemson vs. South Carolina, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State, Florida State vs. Florida and Georgia vs. Georgia Tech. The crew debates hot topics from around the conference including how Jonathan Crompton’s performance fuels Tennessee’s success; the legacy of the Florida senior class, earning two SEC titles and two national titles so far; and how versatile Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett is, leading the BCS with 28 touchdown passes. Throughout the show, fans will have the opportunity to interact with Cassidy Hubbarth via Twitter, Facebook and email.

Week 13 Panel Picks

Heading into Week 13, David Pollack leads the pack with a record of 53-14 followed by Charles Davis at 52-15 and Randy Cross at 48-19.

Clemson vs. South Carolina - Charles/Clemson, Randy/Clemson, David/Clemson

Georgia Tech vs. Georgia - Charles/Ga. Tech, Randy/Ga. Tech, David/Ga. Tech

Tennessee vs. Kentucky - Charles/Tennessee, Randy/Kentucky, David/Tennessee

Ole Miss vs. Miss. St. - Charles/Ole Miss, Randy/Ole Miss, David/Ole Miss

Arkansas vs. LSU - Charles/LSU, Randy/Arkansas, David/LSU

Florida State vs. Florida - Charles/Florida, Randy/Florida, David/Florida

Top 5: Things We Are Thankful For

5. Tim Tebow

4. Two Heisman Trophy candidates

3. Two National Title contenders

2. Ten bowl-eligible teams

1. We cover SEC football for a living!

Thumb it in Question: Who will be the Iron Bowl’s offensive MVP? Text your answer to 76884.

A. Mark Ingram

B. Julio Jones

C. Greg McElroy

D. Darvin Adams

E. Ben Tate

F. Chris Todd

SEC Gridiron LIVE will be distributed to more than 24 million cable and satellite households on the FSN regional networks throughout the SEC territory – FOX Sports South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports Southwest.

NBC carries the annual Bayou Classic pitting Grambling State vs. Southern University. It also marks the return of Paul Maguire to network television as he does his first game on NBC since Super Bowl XXXII. Nice to have Mr. Magoo back on NBC. Is this a preview of NFL Wild Card Weekend?

GRAMBLING MEETS SOUTHERN IN STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC SATURDAY ON NBC SPORTS

Paul Maguire returns to NBC Sports as analyst

NEW YORK – November 25, 2009 – A Thanksgiving weekend tradition continues as NBC Sports, for the 19th consecutive year, broadcasts the State Farm Bayou Classic between Southern University and Grambling State, Saturday, 2 p.m. ET from the Louisiana Superdome.

Paul Maguire returns to NBC Sports to serve as the analyst for Saturday's game. Maguire's last assignment for NBC was at Super Bowl XXXII where he served as an analyst as part of a three-man booth with Dick Enberg and Phil Simms. This is his third stint with NBC Sports having begun his broadcasting career with the network in 1971. He left to join ESPN in 1979 and re-joined NBC in 1986.

Lewis Johnson will host NBC's coverage and Tom Hammond will provide play-by-play.

The first ever Bayou Classic, won 21-0 by Grambling, was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium in 1974. Southern leads the all-time series, 18-17, but Grambling has won three of the last five, including last year's Classic, 29-14.

One of the highlights of NBC's broadcast is the renowned halftime show, during which the marching bands of both Southern University and Grambling State University put on an exciting display of talent. Weaved throughout the broadcast will be interviews with the head coaches and drum line battles between the bands.

That concludes the college football previews for this week.