Listen "Episode 8 - Hail Mary - The Religion of Football"
Episode Synopsis
On this week’s episode of Our New South, hosts Kevin Blackistone and Dr. Robert Greene II discuss the legacy of college football in the South, the impact that the sport and its traditions have had on Southern culture, and why Southern-based universities have dominated national college football over the last 20 years.
Our guests on today’s episode are Charlie Neal, a legendary television broadcaster, universally known as the “The Voice of HBCU Sports,” who will speak about the impact that college football has had on Southern culture, and the legacy of great football players and coaches that have represented Historically Black Colleges and Universities based in the South; and Dr. Eric Bain-Selbo, a college professor, a lifelong college football fan, and accomplished author, who talks about the impact of college football and its many traditions on Southern culture, and why the sport of college football is considered to be a “religion” to many people living in the South.
Our guests on today’s episode are Charlie Neal, a legendary television broadcaster, universally known as the “The Voice of HBCU Sports,” who will speak about the impact that college football has had on Southern culture, and the legacy of great football players and coaches that have represented Historically Black Colleges and Universities based in the South; and Dr. Eric Bain-Selbo, a college professor, a lifelong college football fan, and accomplished author, who talks about the impact of college football and its many traditions on Southern culture, and why the sport of college football is considered to be a “religion” to many people living in the South.
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