The name on the marquee of the restaurant looks familiar as the sun shines brightly on Peter Burns and Chris Doering, the hosts of “Regions Extra: SEC Stories.”
If you were going to launch a new podcast centered around college football, there’s no better place to begin. For that matter, there’s no better person to start with than the name atop the eatery – the Ol’ Ball Coach himself.
“Who’s the best storyteller you know?” Burns asks. Without hesitation, Doering responds.
“That would, unquestionably, be Steve Spurrier.”
Hear the legendary Ol’ Ball Coach like you’ve never heard him before as he joins Burns, the SEC Network host, and college football analyst Doering, who starred at Florida during Spurrier’s coaching heyday, for a no-holds barred conversation that takes us from Spurrier’s high school stardom in East Tennessee to his Heisman Trophy-winning season at Florida and his Hall of Fame coaching career, churning out unprecedented seasons while making his alma mater and South Carolina national powers.
Imagine how history would have changed, if he’d stayed at home and played for the Tennessee Volunteers – instead of tormenting them as a player and coach.
Or if he’d taken up another coaching legend, Bear Bryant, on a scholarship offer to Alabama. Of course, Spurrier told Bryant, “no.” And the rest is history.
“If you go to Alabama, what can you win that hasn’t happened before?” Spurrier tells Burns and Doering, explaining his decision. “You’ve already won everything.”
Instead, he could do things at Florida no one had done before. And he did just that – as a record-breaking quarterback (and clutch kicker) before returning to reshape Gator legend on the sideline, flinging a visor or two along the way to immortality.
The conversation is frank, funny, and unflinching.
For Burns and Doering, this is only the beginning:
- Episode 2 covers the Florida-Georgia rivalry.
- Episode 3 focuses on another great series, the Egg Bowl.
- Episode 4 brings the first season to close with stories of the Iron Bowl.
There’s no one better to take you into this deep dive than Burns and Doering, who know the SEC’s history and illicit great stories, one tale at a time.
And it’s a great honor for Regions, the official bank of the SEC, to bring this compelling new podcast to you, which is free and available on YouTube.
What’s happening with Regions and the SEC 2025
Let’s call it … Game Day. Giveaways. Great plays and more!
In the SEC, extra always matters. Every extra inch. Every extra second. Every extra ounce of effort. It’s the difference between the ordinary and the unforgettable.
At Regions, we’ve been bringing the same kind of relentless focus to SEC fans and games across the conference and providing some fun and memorable ways for people to be a part of the game day fun.
At some of game day tailgate activations, there’s an extra-level of fun – an Extra Fan Surprise and Delight Giveaway where some lucky attendees go home with a snazzy tailgate pack that includes a cooler, tumbler, speaker and other goodies. Learn more here.
All this is serving as a part of how Regions covers game-day activation on Regions Social Media Channels. In addition, Instagram followers can enter the Regions Extra Sweepstakes for a chance to win some pretty extraordinary prizes – autographed SEC merchandise.
For sweepstake details and official rules, visit https://www.regions.com/promo/official-bank-of-sec.