9 episodes

ESPN Senior Writer Ivan Maisel tells eight stories from the history of college football that examine how the sport has contributed to and reflected American culture through its 150 years.

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ESPN Senior Writer Ivan Maisel tells eight stories from the history of college football that examine how the sport has contributed to and reflected American culture through its 150 years.

    America Mourns Rockne

    America Mourns Rockne

    Notre Dame icon Knute Rockne died in a plane crash in 1931. Veteran sportswriter Ivan Maisel tells the story of how the beloved coach served as the vehicle for how we celebrate the lost lives of our national icons.
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    • 29 min
    Jimmy Johnson And The House of Speed

    Jimmy Johnson And The House of Speed

    ESPN's Ivan Maisel explains how Coach Jimmy Johnson's lifelong reverence for speed transformed not only the Miami Hurricanes - but all of college football.
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    • 30 min
    Michael Vick: A Three-Play Guy

    Michael Vick: A Three-Play Guy

    ESPN's Ivan Maisel explores how redshirt freshman Michael Vick took the world of college football by storm in 1999 and argues that his standout season changed the face of the game.
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    • 28 min
    The Tie that Wasn't

    The Tie that Wasn't

    Ivan Maisel tells the story of the most controversial game in one of college football's greatest rivalries - the 1973 tie between Bo Schembechler's Michigan and Woody Hayes's Ohio State University.
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    • 35 min
    Standing at Armageddon

    Standing at Armageddon

    Ivan Maisel explores how Pitt's Bobby Grier found himself in an unexpected position in 1956 when he became the first college football player to break the color line in the Deep South. But his appearance in the Sugar Bowl wasn't without controversy.
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    • 36 min
    The Fall Of Troy

    The Fall Of Troy

    Ivan Maisel explores how the USC Trojans came within 19 seconds of making college football history with three back to back championships - and then slowly receded from the top.
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    • 31 min

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