Reviews for Out of the pocket : football, fatherhood, and College GameDay Saturdays
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Herbstreit, who as a longtime cohost of ESPN’s College GameDay is one of the more recognizable faces in sports broadcasting, delivers a rich, heartfelt, gratitude-filled account of his life. As a kid in a dysfunctional home in suburban Dayton, Herbstreit finds salvation in Ohio State football, where his father starred as the undersized, overachieving co-captain of his team and where Herbstreit himself would languish for four years, then take over as quarterback, and co-captain, his final season. Herbstreit’s story here is deeply personal—absent father, impoverishment, conflicts with fellow broadcasters—while also sharing enough insights into the college game, and into the broadcasting world, to gladden the heart of any college-football geek. Expect high demand this coming season.
