Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Texas: A Year in the Life of Lone Star Football, from High School to College to the Cowboys

by Nick Eatman

Overview

Every week from August to January, fans across the Lone Star State—in big cities and small towns from the panhandle to the gulf coast—head to living rooms and stadiums to watch their favorite high school, college, and NFL teams battle on the field. In this engrossing chronicle, DallasCowboys.com writer Nick Eatman illuminates the heart of Texas football, following a high school team (the Plano Wildcats), a college team (the Baylor University Bears), and an NFL team (the Dallas Cowboys) through one turbulent season, blending their stories into a unique, eye-opening account of Lone Star football. 

Eatman tells the human stories behind the snaps and looks at the successes and heartbreaks that mark every level of the game. Following each team through the unpredictable injuries, trades, upsets, comebacks, gossip, controversies, and scandals, he captures the current football moment in America and the issues surrounding the game. Ultimately, he reveals the grit, drive, and attitude that bind and inspire these players separated by age, money, and of course talent: an abiding love for the gridiron—and a relentless drive to win.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062433343
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/17/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	410
Sales rank:	918,817
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Nick Eatman is the author of Art Briles: Looking Up, and If These Walls Could Talk: Dallas Cowboys. He writes and manages DallasCowboys.com, the club’s official website, and has been with the Cowboys organization since 1999. He has written for CBSSports.com and the Associated Press, and has been a three-year host of The Jerry Jones Show. He lives in The Colony, Texas, with his wife, Julie, and their children, Marisa, Olivia, and Jacob.

Editorial Reviews

★ 10/01/2016
One state, one sport, three teams—a perfect setting for a book about football in Texas. Veteran sportswriter Eatman (If These Walls Could Talk) closely chronicles the 2015 season of a high school (Plano Senior High School), college (Baylor University), and professional team (the Dallas Cowboys). In a passionate narrative, Eatman shares his insights into the wins and losses of all three teams. Along the way, readers are rewarded with a rare view of football on three levels. Only Baylor had a successful season that year, but the off-the-field issues of the Bears' program proved to be a disaster. The author does not dodge Baylor's problems of domestic violence which led to the dismissal and departures of head football coach Art Briles and university president and chancellor Kenneth Starr, among others. The ups and downs experienced by the players and coaches of all three teams reflect the attitude of the sport in a state where football is dominant. VERDICT With near unlimited access to players, coaches, and others within the various football programs, Eatman crafts an excellent narrative that parallels the sports books of John Feinstein, offering a unique glance into the minds of those involved in high school football.—Boyd Childress, formerly with Auburn Univ. Libs., AL

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