Saturdays in the South: A History of SEC Football

Part 7: Faith, Family & Football (2000-09)

0.01h 19mOctober 15, 2019

The first Division 1-A college football game played after the attacks of 9/11 is in the SEC when South Carolina visits Mississippi State. Nick Saban comes to LSU in 2000 and eventually wins the Tigers' first national championship since 1958 - a feat followed up by his successor Les Miles four years later. At Florida, Tim Tebow becomes a cult hero, and wins a Heisman Trophy and two national championships for Urban Meyer's Gators - two of the five titles won by SEC teams in the 2000s.