James Ernest
Publish Date: 09/13/2019
Fact checked by: Mike Goodpaster
Books on Sports: John U. Bacon talks about his book “Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football”
Guest Author John U. Bacon
My guest today is John U. Bacon. In the spirit of HBO’s Hardknocks, Overtime delivers a deeply reported human portrait that follows the Wolverine coaches, players, and staffers through the 2018 season, including Harbaugh, offensive stars Shea Patterson and Karan Higdon, NFL-ready defensive standouts Rashan Gary, Devin Bush Jr., and Chase Winovich, second-stringers striving to find their place on the team, and their parents’ reactions to it all. Bacon met with them every week during a season that saw the Wolverines ride a ten-game winning streak to #4 in the nation, then take a beating at the hands of arch-rival Ohio State, led by controversial coach Urban Meyer, Harbaugh’s foil. Overtime also previews the crucial 2019 campaign ahead.
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