Thank you, John Hoover, for this review of American Coach, my new biography of former @notredame.bsky.social head football coach Frank Leahy, on si.com. www.si.com/college/okla...

And here’s my favorite photo. From left to right, me, Frank Leahy’s grandsons Ryan and John and great-grandson Teddy. Big thanks to the Leahy family for their support of American Coach.

The photos that describe my visit to #NotreDame to promote my book American Coach. Here’s what happened at Hammes Bookstore:

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Jimmy Kimmel Karen Attiah Molly Qerim/First Take How Robert Redford Top-Edited All the President's Men Plus: @ivan-maisel.bsky.social on Frank Leahy and the cult of the college football coach open.spotify.com/episode/7cc4...

Incredible read by Ivan Maisel on former Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy, who was as brash as he was successful. Leahy's 4 AP national titles trail only Nick Saban & Bear Bryant. A fascinating look at a remarkable coach who was ahead of his time

Here’s an excerpt @espn.com just posted from the opening chapter of my book American Coach: The Triumph and Tragedy of Notre Dame Legend Frank Leahy, being released next week by Grand Central Publishing. It’s my first ESPN byline in almost five years. www.espn.com/college-foot...

Watching the Warriors without Steph is like watching Mad Men without Jon Hamm

Read this.

It’s not often the USPS nails it in three words but what else is there to say?

This is whatever beyond gratifying is: www.wkrg.com/sports/local...

Had a Strained Pun Headline I submitted to @thepressbox.bsky.social pod used in the Monday show. Guess I can give up my day job now. Oh wait…

Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office — theonion.com/pulitzer-fee...

In 1999 I picked an All-Century college football team for Sports Illustrated and included WR Howard Twilley of Tulsa (1963-65), one of the first great passing teams of the modern era. Of the 85 players I picked, he was the only one to write a thank-you note. RIP to a classy guy.

The season-ending columns by Chuck Culpepper in @washingtonpost.com and @williamfleitch.bsky.social in @nymag.com are excellent, decidedly different in tone, and pretty much cover the waterfront about the state of college football. Read both and see where you come down.

Our son Max would be 31 today. He died 10 years ago by suicide. We miss him and wonder who he would be today. He expressed himself best with his camera in his hand. Have a milkshake today in his honor.

I like Mike Locksley and I think he’s a talented coach. But the @newyorkjets.bsky.social interviewing a college head coach with a 35-67 career record is the Jetsiest Jets move the Jets have ever Jetted.

Should have added: well done, @joelmbeall.bsky.social

A lot of journalistic soul-searching here. Should be mandatory reading for journalism classes.

I am captivated by this book. Well done, Evan Friss:

Good read, with anecdotes no one else will have. Well done.

The field judge called both the PI and the face mask on Skattebo’s long catch, which meant the official had two flags. Didn’t know they carried two flags. Feel like I should have known that.

Thank you for letting me know. That’s exactly why I wrote the book and it’s gratifying to know that the message of I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye continues to be heard. Now, buy a copy for everyone you’ve ever met. 🙂

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Pretty funny that the American Football Coaches Association decided to name 12 players to its All-America first-team offense. Last I checked you can play only 11 at a time.

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Say what you will about this year’s bracket but if we still had a four-team playoff, we’d have…..No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon & No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 3 Texas. Replays of yesterday and an all SEC/Big Ten field. Glad we aren’t listening to whining about that for a month.

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Agreed. Don’t like the response, “The way to stop them is to win the game.” No. If winning gives you the chance to be a jerk, you aren’t compelled to be a jerk. We saw a lot of teams prove they aren’t compelled to act with class, either. Would have been nice if they’d given it a try.

Post-Thanksgiving is all about purging and getting back to a proper diet. So I’m here.