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SEC Storied Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 2011 - 2017
Episode 1
Herschel
Fri, Sep 16, 201150 mins
Profiling former Georgia running back Herschel Walker. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner overcame teenage bouts with bullying for being overweight and having a severe stutter.
Episode 2
The Play That Changed College Football
Sun, Dec 4, 201151 mins
The Play That Changed College Football takes a look back at the first SEC Championship Game in 1992 between Florida and Alabama. The documentary dives into what the inaugural championship meant at the time and what it has meant to college football today.
Episode 3
40 Minutes of Hell
50 mins
Explore the rise, fall and re-birth of legendary University of Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, at a time when the state of Arkansas was at the epicenter of American culture.
Episode 4
Lolo
50 mins
The appeal of the Lolo Jones story goes beyond the track and field community. It is one of heartbreak, adversity and the hope of triumph at the end, the kind of storyline that appeals to the masses. This is her story!
Episode 5
Croom
60 mins
An insightful look at Sylvester Croom, the first African-American center at the University of Alabama and one of the school's first black players.
Episode 6
Going Big
51 mins
Plagued by injuries at UK and the NBA, Sam Bowie has always been overshadowed by his draft placement. The 7-foot-1 center was seen by many as a franchise player when he was selected by Portland with the second overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, just ahead of Michael Jordan. Sadly, injuries limited his success.
Episode 7
The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story
Sun, Jan 13, 201350 mins
Follow along with country music singer Kenny Chesney as he tells the story of his childhood idol. Co-directors Shaun Silva and Chesney examine how Holloway became the first African-American quarterback at an SEC school. This film takes a close look at Holloway's inspirational journey and football career, leaving no doubt that the athlete bleeds Tennessee orange.
Episode 8
Miracle 3
Sun, Mar 3, 201350 mins
On March 14, 2008, Alabama found itself trailing Mississippi State 59-56 in the final seconds of the first quarterfinal game of the evening session. Crimson Tide guard Mykal Riley sank a desperation three-pointer as time expired, sending the game into overtime. That shot not only extended Alabama's season for the moment, but it may have prevented thousands of fans from pouring into the city streets just as a tornado touched down outside the Georgia Dome a few minutes later.
Episode 9
Abby Head On
50 mins
Abby Wambach, the soccer phenom, has maintained an astonishing level of success, from helping the Florida Gators win their first and only national championship, to collecting a Founders Cup title with the WUSA's Washington Freedom and earning two Olympic gold medals.
Episode 10
The Book of Manning
Tue, Sep 24, 201375 mins
Perhaps no family has had more influence on a sport than the Mannings. Written into the pages of football folklore is the Manning legend - a father and his sons. Patriarch Archie Manning, a star quarterback at the University of Mississippi and in the NFL, followed by oldest son Cooper, whose football dreams were cut short by a spinal condition, then sons Peyton and Eli - both of them quarterbacks, All-SEC, number one draft picks, back-to-back Super Bowl champions and MVPs. Director Rory Karpf explores how a tragedy shaped the course of not only Archie's life, but his family's as well.
Episode 11
Sarah & Suzanne
Wed, Apr 30, 201450 mins
When Alabama's Sarah Patterson and Georgia's Suzanne Yoculan arrived on their respective campuses, both schools' women's gymnastics programs were on the verge of folding. The Crimson Tide and the Gym Dogs were having little success, and Patterson and Yoculan were brought in to help salvage what was left. What no one could have guessed at the time is that not only would the two programs become the best in the nation, but the coaches would become pioneers and mavericks of the sport forever. In the 25 years that Yoculan and Patterson coached against each other, they filled arenas with passionate fans while winning a combined 21 SEC Championships and 14 NCAA titles.
Episode 12
The Stars Are Aligned
Tue, Jul 15, 201450 mins
What do Ashley Judd, Darius Rucker, James Carville and Governor Rick Perry have in common? Well, they live and die with the fortunes of their respective SEC schools. 14 famous figures-each representing a different college in the Southeastern Conference-spill their emotions and explain why they'll never forget where they came from. Also features Charlie Daniels, Amy Robach, Jonathan Papelbon, Melissa Joan Hart, Emmitt Smith, Shepard Smith and Ralphie May, among others.
Episode 13
Bo, Barkley and the Big Hurt
Thu, Jul 24, 201450 mins
It started with the unheralded arrival of a wisecracking heavyweight basketball player named Charles Barkley. Then came the recruitment of multi-sports legend Bo Jackson, a victory in itself since he might have gone to Alabama. When Frank Thomas wasn't drafted by a major league baseball team, he decided to cast his fate with Auburn - as a football player. Told through an unforgettable reunion of the famed trio at the 2013 Iron Bowl, here's the real story of how these future Hall of Famers turned the orange and blue of Tiger athletics into gold.
Episode 14
The Believer
Wed, Aug 27, 201475 mins
The SEC is in Steve Spurrier's blood. He grew up in Tennessee as a fan of the Volunteers. He won the Heisman Trophy as the quarterback for the University of Florida, and then came back to coach the Gators to a national championship. Now he coaches the University of South Carolina, the team that produced the No. 1 pick in the 2014 NFL draft, Jadeveon Clowney. Co-executive produced by Kenny Chesney and Shaun Silva, "The Believer" reveals the essence of the most competitive man in the most competitive football conference in the nation.
Episode 15
It's Time
Thu, Sep 4, 201475 mins
On October 28, 1989, Ole Miss defensive back Chucky Mullins hit Vanderbilt running back Brad Gaines in the back and separated him from the ball. While Gaines was uninjured, Mullins suffered a broken neck on the play, leaving him a quadriplegic. But in that heartbreaking moment, a friendship was born that lasted another two years, until Mullins died of a blood clot in a Memphis hospital room, with Gaines at his side. "It's Time" chronicles the inspirational journeys of these two men brought together by tragedy.
Episode 16
Shaq and Dale
Fri, Mar 13, 201550 mins
Narrated by Louisiana native and music superstar Tim McGraw, follow former basketball great Shaquille O'Neal as he returns to LSU to visit with Dale Brown, the coach who helped make it all possible. The relationship between these two men goes back to the time when Shaq was 13 and living on an army base in Germany when he asked the coach for some exercise tips. Since that day, O'Neal has received at least one letter or email from Brown every week - and a lot more of them during their three years together in Baton Rouge. Back then, they might have seemed very different, but they forged a deep friendship that they cherish to this day.
Episode 17
Coach Bernie
Mon, Apr 20, 201525 mins
When Rick Pitino was hired to coach the Kentucky basketball team in 1989, the once-proud program was reeling from NCAA probation and the loss of scholarships. He needed to shake things up and give the players who stayed a fresh perspective. To help achieve this, in 1990 he hired Bernadette Locke, only the second female assistant coach in Division I men's basketball history.
Episode 18
Dominique Belongs to Us
Mon, Apr 27, 201550 mins
Before the basketball world came to know him as "The Human Highlight Film," a teenage Dominique Wilkins quickly became the toast of his new hometown of Washington, North Carolina. The 6'8" basketball star led the Pam Pack of Washington High School to 56 straight victories and two state titles. But when he chose the University of Georgia over local ACC schools, the cheers turned to jeers and resentment twisted the high school highlights into a low-light. That betrayal left 'Nique distrustful of fans until a community of support in Georgia convinced him otherwise and paved the way for his return home.
Episode 19
Thunder and Lightning
Mon, May 4, 201575 mins
The best team never to win the College World Series? It might have been the 1985 Mississippi State Bulldogs, who produced four Major League Baseball All-Stars. Two of them, Bobby Thigpen and Jeff Brantley, became Relievers of the Year, while the other two, Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, formed the imposing one-two punch known as "Thunder and Lightning." As teammates at Mississippi State, they nearly propelled the Bulldogs to a College World Series title. Thirty years later, director Rory Karpf revisits those fabled Bulldogs, tracks the complicated relationship between Clark and Palmeiro, and brings closure to men who should be remembered for what they did, and not for what they didn't do.
Episode 20
Wuerffel's Way
Tue, Sep 1, 201525 mins
Danny Wuerffel was on top of the world at the end of the 1996 college football season. The University of Florida quarterback had just won the Heisman Trophy and led the Gators to a national championship. But drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the spring of 1997, he struggled to attain the same kind of success in the NFL. It was in that first year as a pro that he began volunteering in New Orleans' Desire neighborhood, one of the poorest locales in the country. After Hurricane Katrina devastated his Desire Street Academy in late August 2005, Wuerffel took the lead in tracking down his students, established a new location for the school in Florida, and expanded his outreach to help several more communities in the southeastern United States. He continued his efforts while battling a life-threatening illness. Now, ten years removed from the costliest natural disaster in American history, Wuerffel returns to New Orleans to dedicate the rebuilding of the Desire Community Square and further the cause he joined two decades ago.
Episode 21
Miracles on the Plains
Tue, Sep 8, 201550 mins
On April 23, 2013, the oaks at Toomer's Corner had to be removed. More than two years earlier, those trees at Auburn University's historic landmark had been poisoned, casting a dark shadow over the school. Meanwhile, the Auburn football team went from National Champions in 2010 to the bottom of the SEC by 2012. Head coach Gene Chizik was fired and replaced by Gus Malzahn, the offensive coordinator of that national title team. Expectations were bleak entering the 2013 season, as Malzahn inherited a team coming off its worst season in 60 years. What followed was one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in college football history - a year of implausible finishes, cinematic heroics, games for the ages...and, eventually, the symbolic return of those mighty oaks.
Episode 22
The Bo You Don't Know
Tue, Sep 15, 201525 mins
When the name "Bo" is uttered in SEC circles, images of Bo Jackson's domination at Auburn quickly come to mind. But there is another Bo who is likely far less familiar to SEC followers. That would be Robert "Bo" Rein, whose pedigree could be traced to stints under Woody Hayes, Lou Holtz, and Frank Broyles. A former baseball and football standout at Ohio State, Rein was building a reputation as an innovator who inspired those around him. He became the youngest head coach in major college football when he took over at NC State at the age of 30. He brought the Wolfpack national rankings, bowl wins and an ACC title. At the end of the 1979 season, LSU hired Rein, hoping that his youthful energy could revitalize its program. But the unthinkable happened. Returning from a recruiting trip on January 10, 1980, the small plane in which he was flying crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 1,000 miles off course. That tragedy devastated his family and friends and left so many others wondering, "What might have been?"
Episode 23
Tigers United
Tue, Sep 22, 201550 mins
When Michael Sam announced on February 9, 2014 that he was gay, he became football's first openly gay active player. For most, the revelation was a surprise. For his teammates in Columbia, Missouri, it was not news. In the Tigers football family, Michael had found acceptance. The extraordinary bond Sam forged with wide receiver L'Damian Washington and defensive tackle Marvin Foster was bigger than football - they became brothers. That brotherhood helped bring the Tigers together on the field in 2013 and fueled the 12-2 SEC East Championship season.
Episode 24
In Search of Derrick Thomas
Tue, Sep 29, 201550 mins
Life was never easy for Derrick Thomas. At the age of 5, his father, an Air Force pilot, was lost in Vietnam during a flying mission. As an adolescent growing up in a rough Miami neighborhood, Thomas ran afoul of the law and found himself in front of a judge who would give him a second chance. He turned his life around, became a star on the gridiron and attracted the attention of the University of Alabama, where he established himself as arguably the greatest pass rusher in college football history. He went on to an outstanding career as a linebacker with the Kansas City Chiefs, and in 1993, he was named the NFL's Man of the Year for his charitable contributions to the community. But at the age of 33, he was paralyzed in a car accident and died shortly thereafter, leaving behind a towering legacy that would put him in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame. He also had a son he never knew, Matt Naylor, who narrates this moving testament of discovery.
Episode 25
Norm
Sun, May 1, 201650 mins
Profiling former Missouri Tigers basketball coach Norm Stewart. Stewart's days playing for Missouri through his time as a coach and his battle with cancer are discussed in this epic story.
Episode 26
Mighty Ruthie
Sun, May 15, 201650 mins
Ruthie Bolton - Olympic gold medalist, former Auburn Tigers basketball player and a victim of domestic violence - shares her powerful story. She has become an activist for women across the world.
Episode 27
The Walk Off
Sun, May 22, 201650 mins
This film looks at Warren Morris' walk-off home run to win the 1996 College World Series for the LSU Tigers. Morris is the only man to ever hit a walk-off homer to end the College World Series.
Episode 28
Repeat After Us
Tue, Sep 13, 201650 mins
The 2006 and 2007 Florida Gators men's basketball teams are profiled, who won back-to-back National Championships, led by Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, Lee Humphrey, and head coach Billy Donovan.
Episode 29
Before They Were Cowboys
Wed, Dec 28, 201650 mins
Before Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson teamed up as owner and head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, they were key players on Arkansas' unbeaten national champions in 1964. This documentary examines how their time at Arkansas shaped their futures.
Episode 30
The Rebel
Tue, May 30, 201750 mins
In 1971, Johnny Neumann was the toast of college basketball, averaging 40 points a game for the University of Mississippi, but failed to live up to his potential. The film examines Neumann's life and career, including how he returned to Ole Miss in 2013 to work on the college degree he once disdained.
Episode 31
King George
Tue, Sep 5, 2017
Before the native of Duluth, Georgia suited up in the fall of 1977, the South Carolina football program hadn't experienced much success. In fact, the Gamecocks had not won eight games in a season since 1903. But once George Washington Rogers took his first hand-off, everything began to change. In this evocative and touching film, the 1980 Heisman Trophy winner gets to tell his own story with humor, honesty and humility.
Episode 32
Courage Matters - The C. M. Newton Story
Tue, Sep 26, 2017
Examines the life and career of C. M. Newton, called by the SEC "one of the towering figures in Southeastern Conference history". Just a few of his accomplishments are integrating Alabama sports, becoming the first coach to start five African Americans in an SEC men's basketball lineup, hiring the first African American head coaches in both men's and women's basketball at his alma mater of Kentucky, and contributing to the addition of the shot clock and three-pointer in NCAA men's basketball.
