ESPN 30 for 30 The U Part 2: TV Schedule and Documentary Preview

When ESPN released the 30 for 30 film The U in 2009, an in-depth look at the rise of the University of Miami football program in the 1980s, it became one of the most popular documentaries in company history.

Now, The U Part 2 becomes the first 30 for 30 sequel. For college football fans, this should be one of the most entertaining episodes of the series to date.

Here is all the vital viewing information for The U Part 2 and a preview of the documentary.

When: Saturday, December 13

Start Time: 9 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN.com

Breaking Down The U Part 2

Led by director Billy Coben, director of the first edition of The U, the second part of the series picks up where the first part left off. The focus of The U was on the University of Miami trying to overcome the sanctions and the scandals that rocked the program in the '80s, and The U Part 2 takes fans through the controversies and the success the school faced in the 1990s and the 2000s.

The original episode of the series talked about the program’s rise to prominence and how it all came crashing down. The U Part 2 is a showcase of how the school overcame further adversity to once again win a national championship in 2001.

Just as it did before, the documentary chronicles the return of controversy as it reared its ugly head again and rocked the program to its core, especially the involvement of booster Nevin Shapiro and the chaos he caused with the NCAA.

While Coben was critical of the school in the first part of the documentary, the former University of Miami student made it clear in an interview with Matt Porter of the Palm Beach Post that the second installment in the series will be just as candid and open:

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It seems big-time college football has passed the University of Miami by. [UM] is not interested in investing in the billion-dollar college football business. They are content with their current margins. They are content to provide the minimal investment that they’re willing to make, for the revenue that that yields. That’s not a criticism. If you’re interested in hospitals and education – that’s just a question of priorities.

It has not ever been a football school … No one thought Howard Schellenberger could do it. No one thought Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson and Butch Davis and Larry Coker could do it.

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These are tough words from an alumnus of the school, but it is clear that Coben just wants the best for his former university. The documentary starts with the reign of head coach Butch Davis and the pay-for-play scandal that engulfed the program due to previous coach Dennis Erickson.

Davis will play a major role in the episode via interviews, but he is not the only former Hurricane to join the documentary. Some other top names involved include Jonathan Vilma, Phillip Buchanon, Santana Moss, Ed Reed, Clinton Portis, Jeremy Shockey, Antrel Rolle, Bryant McKinnie and many more former players and coaches, according to Porter.

Another major focus of the episode is on Shapiro and the controversy that surrounded the program when the NCAA discovered he was giving impermissible benefits to student athletes from 2002 to 2010.

Coben brings it home by talking about the current state of the program and the hope that learning from the past will help the University of Miami avoid making the same mistakes again. Another hope form the piece is that the school will once again become a major threat in the sport of college football.

After the success of the first edition of The U, The U Part 2 should be an incredible showcase of one of the most recognizable schools in the United States.

All episode information via ESPN.com.