A recollection of the original Big East Conference, from its simple beginnings and regional rivalries to its national prominence as one of the most successful college basketball leagues, and how it ended up fighting for its survival.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

A look at the Seminoles' undefeated BCS National Championship team that went wire-to-wire as college football's No. 1 team during the 1999 season.

From the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

From Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C.

From Reese Stadium in New Haven, Conn.

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.

Filmmaker Billy Corben documents the rise to prominence of the college football program at the University of Miami.

From the Alamodome in San Antonio.

From Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va.

In 1962, the University of Mississippi erupted in violence over integration while swelling with pride over an unbeaten football team.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

From Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo.

From Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas.

The fascinating back story behind the famous/infamous 1988 ``Catholics vs. Convicts`` college football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami. The slogan summarized the subtext of cultural and racial tensions brewing between the schools.

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.

This is a story about a scrappy onetime oil boomtown, where cooks make the most of scraps and the oppressiveness of brisket and how popular narratives have obscured two Gulf Coast dishes that manage to hang on.

Coverage of competition from Athletes Unlimited Volleyball season.

This is a story about a scrappy onetime oil boomtown, where cooks make the most of scraps and the oppressiveness of brisket and how popular narratives have obscured two Gulf Coast dishes that manage to hang on.

In the southern towns of Hodgenville and Bardstown, Kentucky, conflicting ideas about identity and purpose come into focus. In these Southern towns, onion burgers and country sausage prove constants in a time of great change.

The Falcons (2-3, 0-1 MAC) host the rival Rockets (3-2, 1-1). Running back Chip Trayanum and wide receiver Junior Vandeross III have combined to score 13 touchdowns for Toledo this year. Bowling Green is 2-0 at home, while Toledo is 0-2 on the road.

One win streak will come to an end as the Tigers host the Hornets. Alabama State ran for 389 yards and five touchdowns as a team when it cruised past Bethune-Cookman 52-35 for its fourth straight victory Oct. 4. Jackson State has won three in a row.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

Marcel Reed and the No. 5 Aggies (5-0, 2-0 SEC) brace for the upset-minded Gators (2-3, 1-1). Reed has thrown 11 touchdown passes. Florida comes off a stunning 29-21 victory over then-No. 9 Texas behind sophomore DJ Lagway's two touchdown passes.

The Panthers (3-2, 1-1 ACC) face the No. 25 Seminoles (3-2, 0-2). Mason Heintschel threw for 323 yards and four TDs in his first career start Oct. 4 as Pittsburgh blasted Boston College 48-7. Florida State comes off a 28-22 loss to then-No. 3 Miami.

The Falcons (2-3, 0-1 MAC) host the rival Rockets (3-2, 1-1). Running back Chip Trayanum and wide receiver Junior Vandeross III have combined to score 13 touchdowns for Toledo this year. Bowling Green is 2-0 at home, while Toledo is 0-2 on the road.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

From Houchen Industries L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky.

A limited series on Southern food and culture. John T. Edge writes and hosts the show. 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.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

From Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Ala.

From Houchen Industries L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

The Cougars (3-2) face a stiff road test as they visit the Rebels (5-0) in Mississippi. Former Ferris State quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has thrown for 974 yards and four TDs for Ole Miss since replacing sophomore Austin Simmons as the starter.

In 1962, the University of Mississippi erupted in violence over integration while swelling with pride over an unbeaten football team.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

Led by host Kevin Connors, college football analysts and reporters meet to discuss and debate who the top teams are in the country.

Just as there are many Souths, black Memphis reveals itself to be varied and complex and beautiful, Here, we see the streets of Memphis and its classic spots Pop's Hot Tamales, Lee Crumb, and Ms. Girlee's.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

Led by host Kevin Connors, college football analysts and reporters meet to discuss and debate who the top teams are in the country.

This is the story of the history between Alabama and Auburn, the bad blood between its fans and how this intense rivalry came to a pinnacle, just when they ended up needing each other most.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

Programming to be announced.

One win streak will come to an end as the Tigers host the Hornets. Alabama State ran for 389 yards and five touchdowns as a team when it cruised past Bethune-Cookman 52-35 for its fourth straight victory Oct. 4. Jackson State has won three in a row.

Just as there are many Souths, black Memphis reveals itself to be varied and complex and beautiful, Here, we see the streets of Memphis and its classic spots Pop's Hot Tamales, Lee Crumb, and Ms. Girlee's.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

Led by host Kevin Connors, college football analysts and reporters meet to discuss and debate who the top teams are in the country.

The Gamecocks (3-2, 1-2 SEC) and No. 11 Tigers (4-1, 1-1) return from a bye with this matchup at Death Valley. South Carolina last played Sept. 27, beating Kentucky 35-13 in its conference opener. LSU fell 24-19 to then-No. 13 Ole Miss that same day.

The Cougars (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) try for their fifth straight victory over the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1). BYU is 5-0 for the fourth time in six years following a 38-24 win over West Virginia. Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita has accounted for 16 touchdowns.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

Led by host Kevin Connors, college football analysts and reporters meet to discuss and debate who the top teams are in the country.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

From AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Ala.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

The No. 10 Bulldogs face the Tigers for the 130th time. Georgia leads the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry 65-56-8 after collecting an eighth straight series victory in 2024. Gunner Stockton created three TDs when Georgia thumped Kentucky 35-14 on Oct. 4.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

The Eagles (1-4, 0-3 ACC) and Tigers (2-3, 1-2) link up for the first time in three years. Clemson has won 12 straight meetings dating back to 2011, including a 31-3 decision over Boston College in 2022. BC is 1-1 at home this season.

Dual-threat quarterback Blake Horvath and the Midshipmen (5-0, 3-0 AAC) visit the Owls (3-2, 1-0). Navy is 5-0 for the second straight season after outlasting rival Air Force 34-31. Horvath has accounted for 12 touchdowns, six on the ground.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

From Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C.

A look at the Seminoles' undefeated BCS National Championship team that went wire-to-wire as college football's No. 1 team during the 1999 season.

A look at the life and career of ex-NFL star Steve Spurrier, one of the most fascinating and competitive men in college football.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

Programming to be announced.

From Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

Exploring the personal and professional life of former NFL and Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning and his family.

From Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

From Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

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.

A look back at the 1992 SEC Championship Game between Florida and Alabama.

ESPN's daily college football show sharing reactions to the day's biggest stories and previews of each week's most important matchups. Kelsey Riggs and Jen Lada host alongside contributors Desmond Howard, Sam Acho, Greg McElroy and Pete Thamel.

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the LSU football team's season.

Behind the scenes of Texas A&M Aggie football.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

Originating from the site of Saturday's biggest games, host Rece Davis and analysts Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, and Nick Saban cover college football with pregame breakdowns, exclusive interviews, features and predictions.

From Yulman Stadium in New Orleans.

From Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va.

Oscar nominee Steve James returns to his hometown of Hampton, Virginia, to take a personal look at a still disputed incident in the life of a young Allen Iverson.

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.

Examining Bob Knight's fall from grace at Indiana University.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

A look at the Seminoles' undefeated BCS National Championship team that went wire-to-wire as college football's No. 1 team during the 1999 season.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

After the final whistle, College Football Final breaks down each Saturday's college football action with postgame highlights and analysis. Matt Barrie hosts alongside Joey Galloway and Dan Mullen.

The polarizing beliefs and on-field successes of former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney.

From Murphey Field at Mulcahy Soccer Stadium in Tucson, Ariz.

From Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Complex in Nashville, Tenn.

From JMA Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.

The poisoning of Auburn's historic oaks at Toomer's Corner in January 2011 seemed to signal a change of fortunes for the previously successful football program. Then, the program turned things around during a magical 2013 season.

The No. 6 Crimson Tide seek a sixth straight win when they host the No. 11 Volunteers. Last season, Tennessee beat Alabama for the second time in its last 18 attempts, as Chris Brazzell II caught the go-ahead TD pass in a 24-17 decision.

From Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.

Members of the Missouri football team band together after teammate Michael Sam tells them he's gay. The team's acceptance and commitment to each other helps fuel the Tigers' run to the SEC East Championship.

Start the day off right with Chris Canty, Evan Cohen and Michelle Smallmon providing an energizing and informative way to take on the day. Sports, life and laughter are what it's all about.

The stories of Rebel student-athletes, coaches and staff portray who they are as people.

From Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.

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.

A commemorative look at the 10-year anniversary of the College Football Playoff that highlights the SEC's success across the last decade. During that time, the SEC earned 12 CFP appearances and six National Championships -- the most of any league.

A look at the Georgia Bulldogs.

Filmmaker Billy Corben documents the rise to prominence of the college football program at the University of Miami.