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Akron faces Ohio in a matchup of league heavyweights at the Convocation Center. The Zips' 93.0 ppg offense, led by Tavari Johnson, meets a Bobcats squad that thrives at home behind Jackson Paveletzke, who averages 17.1 points per game.

From Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

John T. Edge travels around the region, introducing viewers to Southern tastemakers, food, culture and history as they intertwine in the beautiful yet complex South.

Texas Western's historic win over Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team in the 1966 NCAA final marks a turning point in the SEC. Vanderbilt's Perry Wallace becomes the conference's first Black player, while at LSU, Pete Maravich rewrites the record books.

Dale Brown brings an infectious personality to LSU while Pat Summitt begins her legendary coaching career at Tennessee. And the year after Adolph Rupp's death in 1977, his successor Joe B. Hall leads Kentucky to its first NCAA title in 20 years.

Georgia's Dominique Wilkins and Auburn's Charles Barkley headline the SEC's successes in the early 1980s, while LSU's Dale Brown takes two teams to the Final Four. Pat Summitt wins her first two national titles at Tennessee.

Arkansas joins the SEC and becomes one of the conference's top teams, led by fiery coach Nolan Richardson and his "40 Minutes of Hell" attack. Kentucky returns to prominence, and at Tennessee, Pat Summitt wins three straight NCAA titles.

Originating from the site of one of the day's best matchups, with a sea of fans cheering wildly in the background, host Rece Davis and analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard talk college football for three hours, reporting on the top teams, games, players and storylines. David Pollack and Maria Taylor contribute reports, interviews and features. Davis replaced longtime host Chris F

In his first year at Kentucky, Tubby Smith becomes the third Black coach ever to win a national title. Florida's back-to-back NCAA crowns mark the rise of a new power. The Lady Vols win 2 straight NCAA titles as LSU reaches 5 straight Final Fours.

John Calipari continues the winning tradition at Kentucky with a national championship in 2012. Four years later, Pat Summitt passes away after battling early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Dawn Staley leads South Carolina to a pair of NCAA titles.

From The Palestra in Philadelphia.

From Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Fla.

From Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C.

From The Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Ala.

Greek natives and their kin built the Birmingham restaurant scene, from barbecue joints to hotdog stands to steakhouses. Bright Star, founded in 1907, is the old guard and Johnny's is the new guard Greek restaurant.

Pablo Rivadeneyra rotisserie-cooks lime-marinated chicken. Larry and Betty Jean Scott work a smoke-belching pit at Scott's BBQ. In these two places, we get a glimpse of the hard work that defines life in the South.

Sands, the soul food café, cooks oxtails and cabbage and ropy okra; Arnold's Country Kitchen, Kahlil Arnold dishes created corn, hashed turnip greens, and fried green tomatoes; the differences between black and white cooking come into focus.

Herby K's is a 1936 vintage beer garden and fry house. Lucky Palace serves wol-fried-t-bones and pork egg foo young. Both of these restaurants are survivors, like Shreveport itself.

From Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.