Fourth and Long: The Fight for the Soul of College Football

by John U Bacon

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From New York Times bestselling author and Michigan football expert John Back, an analysis of the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it.

In search of the sport's old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author John U. Bacon embedded himself in four college football programs-Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, and Northwestern-and captured the oldest, biggest, most storied league, the Big Ten, at its tipping point. He sat in as coaches dissected game film, he ate dinner at training tables, and he...Read more
  • ISBN10 1476760306
  • ISBN13 9781476760308
  • Publish Date 16 September 2014 (first published 3 September 2013)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 352
  • Language English