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The nation knows it as a high school football powerhouse. Folks in Mississippi simply call it ‘USP’: The University of South Panola.  See how a small town in Mississippi built the most dominant high school football program in America. From the records and stars, to the struggles and impact, ‘USP’ is the long-awaited story of South Panola’s rise from the rubble to the dynasty that changed Mississippi football forever.

LANCE POGUE

"No regrets, no reservations. We did it our way. We won big and the kids believed in us."

ENNIS PROCTOR

"I don't know if we'll ever have a team in Mississippi do that again"

LARRY WEEMS

"If you wasn't willing to get a bloody nose, you probably didn't need to come on that trip because it was going to be hard ball for a little while."

NICK BRASSELL

"Everybody just took that game personally….out of pride from what we should have done."

RICK CLEVELAND

"It just seemed natural…they were like a college football team for a whole lot of years"

RICKY WOODS

"It was some bad boys on that team, and I was proud to be associated with it."

WILLIS WRIGHT

"We weren't black or white: we were Tigers. It was everybody in Batesville pulling together."

TERRENCE POPE

"That’s where the pressure came from….I got to hold up this last name."

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PARTICIPATING TELEVISON STATIONS:

JACKSON

WLBT Channel 3 (NBC) 

BILOXI

WLOX Channel 13 (ABC/CBS)

HATTIESBURG

WDAM Channel 7 (NBC/ABC) 

COLUMBUS

 WCBI Channel 4 (CBS/ My MS) 

MERIDIAN

WTOK Channel 11 (ABC, MyTOK2) 

MEMPHIS, TN

WTOK Channel 11 (ABC, MyTOK2) 

 

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