[dramatic music playing]
[Andy Staples] It all comes down to this,
the last Saturday of the college football regular season.
Three months, 12 games.
This is the culmination.
Teams are vying for 12 spots in the playoff,
and a chance to maybe get through that meat grinder
and play for a national championship.
-[players yell] -[fans cheer]
[commentator] Touchdown, Carolina!
[Harry Lyles Jr.] This is the week where it all comes to a head.
The top-five conference champs are automatically in,
but which SEC teams can get into those next seven?
[man 1] Tennessee's definitely in the college football playoff.
[man 2] South Carolina's peaking at the right time. You get to nine wins,
playoff is still a factor.
[Josh Heupel] Don't take anything for granted.
It's always about the plan to win, dominating the fourth quarter.
[coach 1] You worked your ass off for this moment, so you make sure, guys,
you go out there, leave everything you got out there on the field,
you play your ass off for one another.
[coach] Preparation creates?
-[team] Confidence. -[coach] Confidence creates?
-[team] Swag. -[coach] Swag allows you to do what? Ball.
[Andy] This is the SEC.
If you don't win a national title,
you failed.
[producer] Here's a big question.
What is the Playoff Selection Committee and how would you describe it?
[laughs]
Oh, man. [chuckles]
"What is the Playoff Selection Committee? Can you describe it?"
[Andy laughs]
[producer] How will the playoffs work this season?
[laughs] Oh my God.
[Andy] All right, let's do it. Let's do it.
All right.
[inhales sharply]
[dramatic music playing]
[Andy] In the final month of the season, a select group of athletic directors,
former coaches, and college football dignitaries
meet weekly in Grapevine, Texas,
to determine the fate
of every top college football team in America.
This is the college football Playoff Selection Committee.
Whatever your rationale is, it better be good, you know,
because this has a lot of implications.
Most sports have an objective set of criteria
that allow teams to make the playoffs.
But 13 people talking,
well, that's completely subjective.
We're learning their criteria.
That's what we have to do every year this time when they start coming--
We have to learn.
-'Cause I feel like it changes every year. -Yeah!
[Andy] Going into the final week of the season,
there's probably about six open spots.
The cutoff line to make the playoffs seems to be ten wins
in the regular season.
Anything less, and you're at the mercy of the committee.
What's your record?
Did you win your conference? What's your strength of schedule?
How did your wins look? How did your losses look?
All of these things matter,
but the prevailing criteria to make the playoffs
still seems to be just win.
Just win, baby.
[intriguing music playing]
[radio host] This has got to be the year if Tennessee wants to contend.
[sports pundit] I think that Tennessee is good enough
to be in the mix to win the national championship this year.
-[fan] Hey, Coach. -What's up, guys?
[woman 1] I just want to say thank you
for making football fun in Tennessee again.
-[woman 2] Exactly! -Eh, we got some work to do.
[woman 1] We're having this signed for one of our friends.
-You want me to sign it right here? -Yeah, right there in the orange. Yeah.
We're trying to figure out a pathway that you can play on.
-Pathway? Just win, man. -Hell, yeah.
-All the way. -That's all it takes.
[Andy] Tennessee is in the mix for one of those last playoff spots,
but the Vols are in the driver's seat.
Tennessee is 9-2, heading to Nashville to play Vanderbilt.
The word for the week is "finish strong." They've got to do that.
Yep, 100%.
-You're a heck of a coach. Seriously. -In everything we're doing. Appreciate it.
Okay.
[Bob Kesling] We're with Tennessee coach Josh Heupel tonight on Vol Calls.
Tennessee and Vandy coming up on Saturday. Coach, good to see you.
Great to see you. Wednesday night. Come on.
[Bob] Coach, fun playing big games in November,
and you've got a big game in November coming up Saturday.
[Josh] It's gonna be a big-time game.
[man] How do you keep your team focused on Vanderbilt
versus looking out past Vanderbilt into the future?
Man, um, this is the best league in-- in college football,
and, you know, we're playing a really good Vanderbilt team.
Obviously, offensively,
the quarterback is kind of the key to the ignition that makes them go.
[Bob] Pavia has run the ball 165 times this year.
That's a lot for a quarterback.
[Josh] At the end of the day, this is the biggest game of the season,
and we need to go finish it in the right way.
High goals inside of this program. You know?
End of the day, the standard's to go chase and win championships.
Getting into the playoff and go in and win.
[spacey music playing]
Vanderbilt, we have a-- a rivalry with them,
an in-state rivalry at that.
They're a good team, they're competitive, but, man, we're-- we're hungry over here.
Being a two-loss team in the SEC,
just gotta do something to separate yourselves.
[bold music playing]
I was raised by two athlete parents.
My mom was a volleyball player. My dad played football.
So, the environment I was raised in is,
"Be the best, be well-mannered, treat people the right way, but win."
And, um, losing in any way,
I just hate it.
You got to take advantage of every moment, every rep,
every single day. Does everybody understand?
[players] I understand.
[Bru] I love the sport of football. It's, like, kind of like going to war.
[brash music playing]
Like, if this were ancient times,
and like, would you rather be back at the castle,
or would you rather be out on the field? Like, I want to be in the front.
And I want to be… that guy.
[Josh] There's one thing that takes us to the next level,
playing really smart football.
We do that, we don't give anybody anything,
fuck everybody else. All right?
We'll go dominate their ass.
-You guys understand what I'm saying? -[all] Yes, sir.
-One team! -Rocky!
[players chattering indistinctly]
[Andy] At 6-5, Vanderbilt's playoff hopes are absolutely gone.
But they're not gonna just lay down and quit.
[brash music playing]
The Vandy players would love to crush Tennessee's souls
by winning this game and keep Tennessee out of the playoff.
I want to fucking beat Tennessee.
And I need everyone to be on the same page.
[players] Yes, sir.
We can beat Tennessee literally any given Saturday.
We're not leaving that stadium on Saturday without a win.
[coach] Push!
They think they're gonna destroy us.
Fuck every single one of them dudes, you know?
We're gonna win this game at all costs.
You're low, you're square, you're long. You're fucking tough.
[players] Yes, sir.
You may not like this version of me, but I'm pissed.
And I want to beat Tennessee.
Are you gonna let them take away who you are as a football team?
-Are you? -[all] No.
-Then it starts this morning. -[all] Yes, sir.
[whistle blows]
[all cheer]
[Andy] South Carolina has been in the SEC since 1992,
and the Gamecocks have been underdogs pretty much the entire time.
[ominous music playing]
But this season,
ever since the win against Oklahoma and especially the win against Texas A&M…
[commentator] Touchdown, Carolina!
[Andy] …South Carolina's been on a tear.
[pundit] Finally, you are seeing the trajectory of what this team could be.
[Andy] Vanderbilt,
Missouri…
then Wofford.
The Gamecocks are one of the scariest teams
in the country right now.
Put us in the playoffs!
[air horn blows]
I'm a positive-thinking guy, and I love the quote,
"Your investment level in something equals your expectation level."
[gentle music playing]
We've been a team, every year that I've been here as the head coach,
that's gotten better as the season went on
and has always played its best football in the month of November.
[players grunting]
-[whistle blows] -[air horn blows]
[Andy] Sitting at 8-3, the last game for them is Clemson.
A win would put South Carolina at 9-3
with wins over a lot of strong teams.
[Debo Williams] We always say, "Your hard work will create room for you."
So just put the work in, and everything you want will happen.
I tell my team, "Every game, I die on that field for you."
I'mma give you everything I got.
[coach] Here we go. Ready?
Thirty of 'em, go, let's go. Thirty of 'em, let's go!
[Debo] That's the difference. How much do you love it? How bad do you want it?
-Our Father… -[all] …who art in heaven…
[Shane] I don't believe that we've gotten everything out
that we could have at this point, and it's all right there in front of us.
This is a year that I think is really going to define Shane Beamer.
Beat Clemson, and you're still alive.
You can be in that conversation for the college football playoff
to win a national championship.
[birds chirping]
[pulsing music playing]
[reporter] Big matchup, South Carolina and Clemson.
Both teams with a lot on the line.
[Todd Ellis] The Tigers still have hope of making the college football playoff.
The Gamecocks could stomp out that dream
and still have a chance to make the playoffs themselves
with a win over the Tigers.
-[fans cheer] -[man] Let's go, Debo!
At 8-3, South Carolina absolutely has to win this game
to have a chance to make the playoff.
And a win against a team as good as Clemson
is only going to help the résumé.
At least historically,
the Playoff Selection Committee has liked good wins over everything else.
It doesn't get much better than beating a team
that the committee has ranked higher than you this week.
[suspenseful music playing]
We want to finish this season as strong as possible.
We've still got a chance to win a national championship.
Everything we want is right in our hands.
We've got a chance to really make a statement
about how good we are.
In our mind, we are one of the 12 best teams.
[Todd] 3:55 left in the ballgame.
[bombastic music playing]
Sellers in the pocket.
Gonna run.
Touchdown LaNorris Sellers!
-[Tommy Suggs laughs] -[Todd] From 20 yards out!
The Gamecocks take the lead!
[fans cheer]
In the pocket, rolling right side.
Throws underneath. Is the ball picked off?
-[Tommy] He's got it! [laughs] -[Todd] It is!
They shut it down with 12 seconds to go in the ballgame.
[triumphant music playing]
Yeah!
[reporter] What kind of grit did you see from your team today?
Um…
[voice breaks] I'm sorry.
[sniffles] I'm so happy for these players.
The fight that our guys showed…
Uh, I'm just so… [chuckles]
They deserve this.
[cheering]
[players chattering indistinctly]
[players laugh and yell]
[Shane] What a day. What a win.
I've never been more proud of this team.
If that ain't fireproof, I don't know what is!
[cheering]
We're going to finish this season the right way
and get in the playoffs.
South Carolina's still got a chance.
They're still alive, they're still breathing.
Now it comes down to what the committee says.
Hey, hey!
[ominous music playing]
[reporter] It's Tennessee and Vanderbilt, the Volunteers and the Commodores,
as they decide what happens on this final day of the regular season.
[music turns dramatic]
[Andy] This is the highest-stakes Vanderbilt-Tennessee game
that's ever been played, because if Tennessee wins,
they're going to the college football playoff.
If they lose, it becomes a very different conversation.
[reporter] Tennessee and Vandy, there's more hatred there
than you would expect.
You got to be thinking going into this one, from either side…
The Tennessee side, "All we gotta do is beat the Dores, we punch our ticket."
And if you're a Vandy fan, man,
you can play the ultimate spoiler.
[Bru] Vanderbilt, they're the underdog
with an opportunity to make another statement.
That's like the junkyard-dog effect.
Back against the wall, they're throwing punches.
They're going to bite, scratch, and claw.
And as a competitor, it's just like,
"Man, I just can't wait to just squash that."
[suspenseful music playing]
[Josh] Let's go, man. Hey! The most physical team on the field.
All right? One-play mentality.
Snap it clear. Go play the damn next.
Go take this damn thing, one play at a time.
[player] Let's go, man. Move!
[reporter] The Commodores can clinch their first winning season
since 2013 with a victory.
For Tennessee, it appears a win equals a playoff berth.
But nothing is guaranteed.
[fans cheer]
[shouting rhythmically]
Hey! Let's go!
Let's go.
[player] God damn it! Let's go! Come on!
[Dave Pasch] Junior Sherrill on the kick return for Vanderbilt.
And he's got some room.
To the crib. To the crib! Uh-huh, uh-huh!
[Dave] Junior Sherrill going to take the opening kickoff back
for a Vanderbilt touchdown!
[cheering]
[brooding music playing]
[yelling indistinctly]
[players grunting]
[Dave] Sampson on the right side.
Ball came out, and Vanderbilt saying they have it.
They do!
A fumble recovery by the Commodores
after they just returned the opening kickoff for six.
[driving music playing]
Alexander gets the edge.
In! Touchdown Vanderbilt.
What a start for the Commodores.
[cheering]
[Jeff] We didn't start the way we wanted to.
Not anything extraordinary that you got to do
when it's not going right.
It's literally just 11 guys settling in
and doing the ordinary things at-- at a really high level.
Let's go, Vols.
Let's go!
Yeah!
[tense music playing]
[Dusty Dvoracek] Nico out of the shotgun.
[players grunting]
[Dave] Beautiful throw there! Touchdown.
Great response by Nico Iamaleava and the Vols.
Nico off play-action,
and he hits Thornton in stride.
Eighty-six-yard touchdown.
[players yelling indistinctly]
[Dave] Play-action.
Kitselman adjusts!
Pulls it in for the Tennessee go-ahead touchdown.
Nico pulls it back.
Fires over the middle.
Caught. Touchdown!
The Tennessee Volunteers,
after falling behind 14 to nothing to the Vanderbilt Commodores,
come roaring from behind.
The final score,
Tennessee 36 and Vanderbilt 23.
A one, a two, a one, two, three!
♪ We don't give a damn About the whole school of Vanderbilt ♪
♪ The whole school of Vanderbilt The whole school of Vanderbilt ♪
♪ We don't give a damn About the whole school of Vanderbilt ♪
♪ We're from Tennessee! ♪
[players cheering and whooping]
-One team! -[all] Rocky!
[Josh] As a competitor, nothing is ever given.
You got to go earn it and take it.
You win, you'll be in the playoff.
It was a great opportunity for us and couldn't be more proud.
[laughs] Not in how we started, but, uh, how we finished the game.
I'm proud as hell of you, man. You guys worked your ass off.
Man, you deserve this moment.
We punched our ticket to the playoff with guys like this, you what I'm saying?
It doesn't really get any better.
[Bru] It's something you dream about as a kid.
I've always wanted to contend for something.
I've never had the chance in my whole college career,
so this is like…
Well, it's-- it's so special.
[Andy] Now, it's just wait
and figure out where the Vols are gonna be seeded,
where they're headed in the playoff.
Here we go, baby. Let's go. Special teams up. Here we go.
[Andy] As cutthroat as the end of the season is for playoff contenders,
the stakes are different for a team like Kentucky.
Kentucky is out of the playoff mix.
They're 4-7. They're playing against Louisville, their in-state rival.
[bold music playing]
What does Kentucky have to play for?
Pride.
-Speed, red, yo-yo. -[player] Even, even. Set.
On top of that, some of the Wildcats are working toward their NFL future.
[coach] Good, good, good, good.
[Maxwell Hairston] After college, I'm hoping
that I'm a successful NFL player.
Make sure you're not moving forward, Maxwell.
[Maxwell] The SEC prepares you for that next level
because most of the guys I'm playing against now
is guys I'm gonna play against Sunday.
-[coach 1] Watch out for him. Watch out! -[coach 2] Come on, you gotta reroute.
[coach 3] Good transition. Good eyes.
Maxwell Hairston is a blazing-fast cornerback from Michigan.
He's faster than pretty much every receiver he plays,
and right now, he's trying to run his way into the first round of the NFL draft.
[upbeat music playing]
[Michael] A pick machine is what he is.
He is perceived by many to be the top corner
in the Southeastern Conference.
This is a guy that can go on day one.
-Come on, chest bump. -Hey, Maxwell.
[Maxwell] Deone, that's my brother.
You know, both being from Detroit, Michigan.
-Did that hurt? -Yeah.
-I know. -You got big, man. You're big.
I've known him since high school, but we really got close,
you know, being here together.
Hey, Deone, don't believe that man, bro.
Hey, hey. Zoom in on his head and look-- and zoom in on them rows.
[Maxwell laughs] Huh?
-He got a franks package on his head. -[laughs]
I want to be a ten-plus-year player in the NFL.
Hut!
[Deone] After watching my parents struggle,
I want to make it to a point where they never have to worry again.
[bold music playing]
[announcer] They'll run it with Schrader.
And he gets dragged down by big Deone Walker.
[Andy] There's not another human being in the sport of football
that looks or plays like Deone Walker.
And he's a 6'7", 350-pound dude who can move.
He's going to make an NFL team so happy.
[player] Whoo! You got us.
[coach] Let's go to work. Come on, here we go.
[Maxwell] You can never know too much about your opponent,
so night before the game,
I just want to make sure I get those last-minute notes
and small details that I put down.
[contemplative music playing]
[Andy] NFL teams want to know, "Do you love football?"
Because once you get those millions of dollars,
if you don't,
you're not going to have that same sense of urgency.
Well, if you're playing on a 4-7 team,
and you're still trying to ball out,
that tells those NFL teams exactly what they want to know.
That is something that they care about, is "How much do you care?"
How much do you give a crap?
[anxious music playing]
-[fans cheering] -[sirens wailing]
What up, bro?
[Maxwell] I didn't get to accomplish everything I wanted to do this season.
-Are those your favorite glasses? -Yeah.
You look so nice!
[Maxwell] It's just the beginning of a long football career.
[Deone] How do we want to end it off?
Are we going to get blew out,
or are we going to come out,
play the caliber of football that we know that we can play,
and end off with the W?
[anxious fast-paced music playing]
[Maxwell] Don't come to Kentucky thinking it's not gonna be a dogfight.
-[yells] -[crowd cheering]
I've never lost to Louisville, so I don't plan on losing to them now.
[grandiose music playing]
You know, they haven't beat us in five years.
You know, in-state rivalry,
but you know who runs Lexington, you know who runs Kentucky.
[dramatic music playing]
[Dave Neal] Kentucky just trying to salvage this season,
as they finished up the SEC slate just 1-7.
Touchdown, Louisville!
Big hole for Duke Watson.
Touchdown!
Wimsatt to throw.
Wide open in the end zone, caught there by Maclin.
[Aaron Murray] We have a ball game! 20-7.
[Dave Neal] Right side.
This is six for Louisville.
[ominous music playing]
[Aaron] It's just hard to watch a Kentucky team
get physically whupped.
[tense music playing]
[Dave Neal] There goes Brown.
It's a footrace down the sideline,
and he will win.
The regular season comes to a close
for the Kentucky Wildcats,
as they will finish up 4-8 on the year.
[stadium announcer on PA] Drive carefully, and…
[melancholic instrumental hip-hop music playing]
[Maxwell] Even though the scoreboard might not have said what we wanted to say,
it showed me that I could still go out there
and compete to a very high level.
I studied a lot,
and I feel like I went out there and I executed as much as I could.
I gotta do whatever I can do to finally accomplish my dream.
First graduation,
and then I'm going to declare for the draft.
Kentucky's a place I'll never forget about, you know?
I'll always represent Kentucky, even when I'm in the NFL.
[moody music playing]
[Andy] South Carolina's fate rests in the hands of 13 people
in a conference room in Grapevine, Texas.
But Shane Beamer and his team believe they've got a shot
to make the college football playoff.
And boy, there's a lot of discussion
and debate and disagreement.
[reporter 1] They're one of the hottest teams
in college football right now.
[reporter 2] In the month of November, they went undefeated.
Six straight weeks to end the year.
[reporter 3] And that's something really important
that I think the college football playoff committee needs to respect.
South Carolina is sort of the litmus test
for how much does how you're playing at the end of the season mean
for where you're going to be in the standings?
[pundit 1] We're wondering if any three-loss team
is going to make the playoff.
[pundit 2] So…
the South Carolina conundrum is upon us.
[serene classical music playing]
[host 1 on TV] Judgment day is here.
Welcome to the College Football Playoff Selection Show.
[host 2] Here we are once again
trying to figure out what this committee's gonna do.
Obviously, you don't want to be in a position
where your fate's controlled by anybody but yourself.
With the playoff committee and everything,
you keep your fingers crossed that things go your way.
[host 3] Yeah, and then look at the physicality…
[Andy] The Vols are in.
They're just waiting to find out, do they have a home game?
Are they going on the road?
And who are they playing?
[host 1] One more home game left.
All the things that they said needed to happen
for us to get a home game didn't happen,
but we still have that small shred of hope.
[host 1] The eighth seed, final home game belongs to…
Come on, Tennessee.
[both groan]
…Ohio State.
[Andy] Playing on the road is tough. Tennessee is going to have to deal
with very, very cold weather
against a team that probably has more accumulated talent
than anybody else in the country.
This is not going to be easy.
[host 1] Big Orange really hoping that they were going to get a home game.
Okay, Ohio State, here we come.
[host 3] College football playoff rankings,
there you go, they're final.
[dramatic classical music playing]
[pundit 1] South Carolina's eliminated.
I think South Carolina ended up getting underrated.
[pundit 2] It's a tough break,
but, you know, it's not a feel-good system.
[inhales sharply]
[Shane] Certainly been a, uh, whirlwind 48 hours.
Coming off a disappointment for us,
it's not being in the playoff.
South Carolina just beat the ACC champion on their home field
seven days ago.
How that's not a factor in the playoffs, I--
That one is mind-boggling.
It went from bewilderment to, I'll be honest with you,
a kind of disbelief and anger
when I heard the chairman say
that no matter what happens the final weekend,
the rankings aren't gonna change.
To not even have a conversation, I just-- I don't understand.
I didn't then, I don't now, and I never will.
I think a lot of people felt the same way that I did.
We absolutely had some shared struggles in the first six weeks of the season.
[commentator] And LSU breaks South Carolina hearts.
And those shared struggles
brought that group together.
[cheering]
You can say what you want. This is the best conference in America.
In this league, man, the margin for error is small
and… and everything counts.
Thank you.
See you soon.
[fans cheering]
[bold music playing]
[cheering]
[announcer] Tennessee and Ohio State
in the first round of the college football playoff.
Go Vols! [yells]
[Josh] This is what we came to do,
you know, what we've been working to all year long.
What's the matter with you people?
[Bru] Right here, right now, what's at stake?
All of our pride, everything we've worked for,
all the early mornings and the late nights.
Like, you do all that because you have a team goal.
[cheering]
[announcer] Glad you're with us tonight. History about set to take place
at Ohio Stadium.
[tense music playing]
And it's football time
as the kick goes down to the two-yard line.
[whistle blows]
Ohio State at the Tennessee 37.
Guns long for the end zone.
Touchdown, Ohio State!
Howard gonna hand it to his tailback,
and he's into the end zone for an Ohio State touchdown.
[Josh] Early, man, it wasn't going well.
They were able to put some points up on the board,
and you're on the wrong side of it.
[announcer] Henderson's gonna take it in for an Ohio State touchdown.
[Josh] We gotta correct the things we're in control of.
We gotta continue to fight and compete and find a way to go make some plays.
[woman] Come on, Nico!
[announcer] Second and goal at the two. Nico out of the shotgun.
Quarterback run to the right, cuts it up, and he's in the end zone
for a Tennessee touchdown.
And Tennessee fighting back.
[ominous music playing]
Here's Howard throwing for the end zone.
The pass is gonna be caught right in stride.
Touchdown.
From one yard out,
Judkins scores.
Here's a hand-off to the tailback,
and breaking a tackle.
Now sprinting to the ten, to the five.
Touchdown, Ohio State.
[fans cheering]
[Bru] Going to another team, away,
and having thought, like, "Well, we're the best."
[ethereal music playing]
That's when you get humbled, and we got humbled.
[Josh] Disappointed with the outcome.
This is a game that comes down to small details, hand placement…
being in the right fundamental position,
eyes in the right place,
communication.
All of it has to be right,
and that's why victories taste so sweet,
'cause they're-- they're hard to come by.
And, uh, when you're on the wrong side of it,
uh, it hurts, um… hurts badly.
But absolutely, uh, disappointed, uh,
in the, you know, performance tonight
for our fans. Um…
The amount of people that traveled, the…
It's every week. Uh, it's 365 days out of the year.
So, uh, disappointed for them, absolutely.
[poignant music playing]
[Bru] College football is crazy. You know? You never know what's gonna happen.
So even though we didn't reach all our goals,
we're still in a-- in a good spot.
But, um, it's hard not to kick yourself in hindsight,
you know, think you could've done a little bit more.
[Josh] You know, it's hard. Um…
It's hard because you don't have the-- the win that you want.
It's hard because you know it's the end of-- of that journey with those guys.
And anytime you end a season,
it's a unique feeling because you know it's never gonna be the same.
I'm really proud of what we've done,
but I couldn't be more excited about where we're going as a program,
and we gotta keep taking steps,
but, um, we're working towards that every single day.
[dramatic music playing]
[Andy] It's been three glorious months of SEC football.
-[yells] -The ending is always bittersweet.
[announcer] Touchdown, Ohio State!
[Andy] A lot of teams are disappointed because they wanted something more.
We're sitting here again!
But the sweet part is there's always next year.
[fans cheering]
[Harry] Going into the offseason, every SEC team has been reloading.
[music intensifies]
[reporter] LSU are once again top ten in the recruiting rankings right now.
[Andy] This looks like a great roster for the Tigers.
But of course, Garrett Nussmeier is back.
[Garrett] Our goal's to win the championship.
I'm not afraid to say that.
We know what the expectations are for us this year.
[Whit Weeks] Next season, it's either natty or bust.
The cool thing about it, we get all three brothers next year.
[Whit] West got hurt.
Because he only played three games, he was able to come back next year.
Of course, I was like, "Heck, yes!"
Zach, our little brother, is coming in too.
-[grunting] -[whistle blows]
Attaboy, Zach.
There's gonna be three Weeks brothers here,
that's gonna be pretty special.
That was fucking awesome.
[Harry] Clark Lea finally got his team to believe.
And Diego Pavia is that guy.
[Clark] The journey isn't finished.
The end point is when Vanderbilt football is among the best in the world.
[Andy] Billy Napier made it to next year.
The Gators' hopes ride on the right arm of DJ Lagway.
[reporter] Next season, is there one thing that you're hoping that you can achieve?
I just want to make the college football playoffs.
It's the goal of mine and the goal of my team.
[Andy] We got a taste of what he can do.
Gamecocks, already top-15 preseason team.
Go be who we say we are.
There's just a great hunger with our guys returning,
particularly our quarterback.
You saw LaNorris take another step, which is exciting going into next year.
[announcer] Sellers into the end zone!
[Andy] Sellers getting that preseason Heisman buzz.
This is a team that could really surprise people.
[bombastic music playing]
[Andy] The SEC…
It's the most competitive conference in college football
because the talent is so much deeper.
[Harry] The SEC had 79 players drafted into the NFL.
-[screams] -[all cheer]
[Harry] Fifteen of which were in the first round.
Maxwell Hairston and Deone Walker get to stay with each other
with the Buffalo Bills.
The SEC, best talent, most exposure.
Love you guys.
[Diego] Every year is a new year. Every team is different.
Let's go kick their ass.
[music intensifies]
[Diego] Any given Saturday, you could win,
you could fall to the worst team in the SEC.
You leave it up to chance if you don't bring your best.
[aggressive electronic music playing] bring your best.