Saturdays in the South: A History of SEC Football

Episode Synopsis

The 1980s begin with Georgia recruiting the finest halfback the South, and perhaps the country, has ever produced, Herschel Walker, who leads the Bulldogs to a national title as a freshman. Meanwhile, with college football's financial profile growing, universities reap the benefits of all the dollars. And after Bear Bryant retires following the 1982 season and passes away four weeks later, control of the SEC is eventually transferred to Pat Dye and Bo Jackson at Auburn, which at the end of the decade, hosts its arch-rival for the first time ever at Jordan-Hare Stadium.