Saturdays in the South: A History of SEC Football

Part 4: The Best Years of Their Lives (1971-79)

As the 1970s dawn, Bear Bryant recommits himself with a wishbone offense that will generate a claim to three more national titles at Alabama over the course of the decade. Meanwhile, the rise of television sports transforms the SEC, with Georgia native Keith Jackson establishing himself as the voice of college football, as the game further embeds itself as synonymous with southern culture, and an enduring and powerful force in the lives of the young men who are part of it.