The SEC Network Saturday night game isn\u2019t the most coveted time slot in college football, but over the years, it\u2019s become one of our favorites. That\u2019s in part because Kentucky drew it so often, but staying up late on a Saturday was always worth it because we got to hear from Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, and Cole Cubelic. The trio\u2019s chemistry, knowledge, and ability to make even the most dreadful game entertaining endeared them to BBN and SEC football fans everywhere for the past nine years. Sadly, their time together has come to an end.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Front Office Sports reported<\/a> that ESPN is switching up its lead SEC and ACC Network broadcasting teams. Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray will now be the SEC Network\u2019s top crew, taking over the Saturday night spot, as Jordan Rodgers moves to an \u201celevated\u201d role in the ESPN\/ABC games. Rodgers will also be leaving \u201cSEC Nation,\u201d with Chase Daniel taking his spot. <\/p>\n What does this mean for Tom Hart and Cole Cubelic? Good question. According to his Instagram story<\/a>, Hart is on a beach right now, so I\u2019m sure he\u2019s coping just fine. Cubelic tweeted<\/a> that he had a rough Wednesday for a variety of reasons. Both have roles outside the SEC Saturday Night slot; Hart calls baseball and college basketball, and Cubelic co-hosts \u201cRead and React\u201d with Roman Harper and his daily radio show in Birmingham with Greg McElroy. Surely, they\u2019ll get different assignments, but the fact that ESPN is breaking up the trio truly sucks, as evidenced by the backlash on social media.<\/p>\n The best, and longest standing broadcasting trio in college football broadcasting was broken up, which is a massive bummer when you understand why Tom Hart, Cole Cubelic and Jordan Rodgers worked so well together:https:\/\/t.co\/uX4YQAeyZO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Connor O’Gara (@cjogara) June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Breaking up Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic is just mind boggling. <\/p>\n They were the absolute best and will be missed. <\/p>\n The goal of a team is to make it sound like friends sitting together and enjoying a game. <\/p>\n They were perfect. I hate to see this. https:\/\/t.co\/8lxLEVc2kJ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brad Logan (@BradLoganTOC) June 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Hard to process breaking up Tom, Cole and Jordan. Been the best group in broadcasting for almost a decade imo. <\/p>\n Find three people that will entertain you for 3-4 hours on Saturday and make a 42-13 UGA\/Vandy game feel like appointment television. <\/p>\n Absolutely sucks https:\/\/t.co\/kTvSHrQDID<\/a><\/p>\n