Luke Combs’ Tom Petty Cover is Featured in SEC Football Hype Video

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College football season begins in just over a month, and sports fans nationwide are excited. In a South Eastern Conference hype video, Luke Combs sings “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” a Tom Petty classic, to get fans pumped for the SEC season.

Recently, the SEC Network released a dramatic Instagram montage with the comment, “Turn this one ALL the way up [speaker emoji]. Introducing our new SEC [football emoji] anthem!”

In the SEC hype film, highlights from renowned teams and venues are accompanied by the text “Luke Combs [handshake emoji’ Tom Petty.”

In 2021, Luke Combs penned the SEC football season song “South on Ya,” referencing conference teams.

Which Luke Combs anthem is the best? “South on Ya” or “Runnin’ Down a Dream?”