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In the 1960s, as Georgia Tech leaves the conference and the Civil Rights Movement becomes embedded in the history and image of the region, Bear Bryant, hired in 1958, becomes the face of Alabama - and SEC football.

As a new decade dawns, quarterbacks Archie Manning, Bert Jones and Condredge Holloway build memorable legacies. Bear Bryant begins a new run of dominance at Alabama, and the rise of television sports transforms the SEC.

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The 1980s begin with Herschel Walker leading Georgia to a national title as a freshman. After Bear Bryant retires in 1982 and passes away four weeks later, control of the SEC is eventually transferred to Pat Dye and Bo Jackson at Auburn.

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The 1980s begin with Herschel Walker leading Georgia to a national title as a freshman. After Bear Bryant retires in 1982 and passes away four weeks later, control of the SEC is eventually transferred to Pat Dye and Bo Jackson at Auburn.

Want to know up-to-the-minute reports about your favorite college football team? ESPN has it covered with this weekday studio show, a roundtable format that emphasizes discussion and opinions on the sport's biggest stories and newsmakers. The half-hour program features a rotating roster of analysts that includes coaches, former players, and media personalities.

The 1990s bring change, with expansion and the sport's first-ever conference championship game. Florida's Steve Spurrier fashions an era of high-octane offense, and his Gators form a rivalry with Tennessee and QB Peyton Manning.

Nick Saban comes to LSU in 2000 and eventually wins the Tigers' first national championship since 1958 - a feat matched by Les Miles. At Florida, Tim Tebow becomes a cult hero and wins two national titles with Urban Meyer's Gators.

Want to know up-to-the-minute reports about your favorite college football team? ESPN has it covered with this weekday studio show, a roundtable format that emphasizes discussion and opinions on the sport's biggest stories and newsmakers. The half-hour program features a rotating roster of analysts that includes coaches, former players, and media personalities.

The SEC has a run of seven straight national titles, and nine in 12 years. Expansion in 2012 gives the conference 14 schools. Meanwhile, Nick Saban arguably becomes the greatest coach in the history of college football.

Opening Spike Classic.

From Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.

The Cal Poly Mustangs host the Idaho Vandals at Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo for a regular-season game. Both teams play their first game after Cal Poly beat Eastern Washington 43-34 and Idaho fell 37-16 to Idaho State last season.

Want to know up-to-the-minute reports about your favorite college football team? ESPN has it covered with this weekday studio show, a roundtable format that emphasizes discussion and opinions on the sport's biggest stories and newsmakers. The half-hour program features a rotating roster of analysts that includes coaches, former players, and media personalities.

A look at the day's college football action, featuring news, highlights and game previews.

Marty Smith and Ryan McGee meet at the intersection of southern lifestyle and college football to bring viewers the latest headlines, Hillbilly and otherwise, across the SEC landscape.

Marty Smith and Ryan McGee meet at the intersection of southern lifestyle and college football to bring viewers the latest headlines, Hillbilly and otherwise, across the SEC landscape.

Marty Smith and Ryan McGee meet at the intersection of southern lifestyle and college football to bring viewers the latest headlines, Hillbilly and otherwise, across the SEC landscape.

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

The Alabama State Hornets and the Southern Jaguars meet at Legion Field for an interconference game. The Jaguars won against the Tigers, 28-27, in their last 2025 game, while the Hornets secured a six-game win streak to conclude their 2025 season.

If you're a local of New Orleans, you might recognize West African borrowings in music and food but Italian New Orleans has been largely forgotten.

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.

Narvaez welcomes the crew into his world, which revolves around Baseline Road, the Camino Real of Little Rock; he and his brother Raul Narvaez own four businesses in town, including El Super Pollo, a western wear store and two grocery stores.

The crew joins their guide Caleb Johnson at the onetime center of the Alabama coal mining industry as they document the legacies of that hard work; Johnson has plenty of familiarity with the area as grew up in the nearby town of Arley.

This film chronicles the recruitment, notorious time-out fiasco and cultural impact of the 1990s Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players known collectively as the Fab Five.

The incredible journey of retired professional basketball player Felipe Lopez.

Singleton grew up in Greenwood, S.C. and now lives on the outskirts of Spartanburg with his partner Glenda Guion, a ceramicist; they make their living as artists, working in side-by-side backyard sheds, accompanied by their dog, Cleo.

John T. Edge travels around the region, introducing viewers to Southern tastemakers, food, culture and history.

The Bison play the Bulldogs in a Week 1 interconference matchup at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta. The Bulldogs suffered a five-game loss in the end of their 2025 season, while the Bison won 44-15 against the Spartans in their last 2025 game.

An exploration of the class and power dynamics in college sports through the interconnected journeys of one-time dynamic running back Maurice Clarett and former elite head coach Jim Tressel.

Southern Methodist University's football program was riding high in the early '80s -- only to receive the "death penalty" from the NCAA after numerous rules violations.

Chronicling SMU's fall from grace and its improbable climb back to college football relevance.

The historic life and career of Coach Eugene F. "Buddy" Teevens III, highlighting his championship successes as a multi-sport athlete, his pivotal role at the Manning Passing Academy, and the groundbreaking innovations he made on and off the field.

From Super Bowl MVP to a man searching for peace, this is the untold story of Hines Ward, whose journey is defined not by touchdowns, but by identity; the son of a Korean mother and an American soldier, Ward grew up caught between worlds, never fully accepted by either.

The TCU Horned Frogs and North Carolina Tar Heels clash at Aviva Stadium in Dublin for the Aer Lingus Classic. Both teams play their first game after TCU beat USC 30-27 and North Carolina fell 42-19 to NC State to close out last season.

The small Georgia town where host and writer John T. Edge was born; during season three, Edge began writing a memoir; "House of Smoke," which publishes this September, brought Edge back to reconnect with the places and people that made him.

The subject of endless magazine listicles and breathless influencer reels; is it possible to sidestep the algorithms and really see and hear and taste Charleston?

An intimate look at University of Kentucky men's basketball coach John Calipari, one of the most compelling and controversial figures in sports. Featuring never-before-seen footage as he tries to capture his second national title.

North Carolina State, coached by Jim Valvano, was a huge underdog in the 1983 NCAA Final vs. top-ranked Houston - resulting in one of the greatest college basketball upsets ever.

Across generations, people have flocked to this Atlantic Coast city to follow their dreams; farmworkers from south Georgia arrived here in search of jobs as longshoremen; immigrants from Lebanon came in search of religious and economic freedom.

A limited series on Southern food and culture. John T. Edge writes and hosts the show and is executive produced by Wright Thompson; Season Five revolves around two food stories told from one place and sets in the conversation to make larger points about Southern beliefs and identities.

Women's volleyball action from collegiate sports.

Women's volleyball action from collegiate sports.

The Virginia Cavaliers host the NC State Wolfpack at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville for a regular-season game. Both teams play their first game after Virginia beat Missouri 13-7 and NC State defeated Memphis 31-7 to end last season.