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SEC Road Diary: Four Days in Football Country

NPR | By Uri Berliner
Published November 20, 2007 at 12:53 AM EST
LSU's Keiland Williams (No. 5) runs against Jamarca Sanford (No. 13) of the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field in Oxford, Miss., Nov. 17, 2007.
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LSU's Keiland Williams (No. 5) runs against Jamarca Sanford (No. 13) of the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field in Oxford, Miss., Nov. 17, 2007.

It's the 75th anniversary of the Southeastern Conference, where college football is a way of life.

NPR Sports Editor Uri Berliner joined Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman on a road trip to explore the devotion, excess and football excellence on display in the days leading up to the big game between traditional rivals LSU and Ole Miss.

It was a game of national significance, with LSU No. 1 in the rankings, and the struggling Ole Miss team eager to pull off one of those big upsets that have characterized this college football season. But as Berliner and Goldman learned, there's a lot more to an SEC rivalry than just football.

Read Berliner's road diary:

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As Senior Business Editor at NPR, Uri Berliner edits and reports on economics, technology and finance. He provides analysis, context and clarity to breaking news and complex issues.