What It Means to Be

This unique, compelling new title assembles the greatest players from one of the most celebrated teams in college football to share their personal memories. Filled with firsthand accounts with dozens of playersfrom the team's early days through the new millennium. What It Means to Be a Hawkeye, Kirk Ferentz and Iowas Greatest Players explores the programs vast success and the seemingly simple question, What does it mean to be a Hawkeye? One person or one phrase cannot answer that question because so many different emotions encompass the true Hawkeye spirit. Over 50 of the greatest Iowa student-athletes, coaches, and administrators from the past century were called upon to express why they are so proud to be a part of the storied tradition that is Iowa football. What It Means to Be a Hawkeye brings together all of their stories. Its not just one tradition, one season or one particular gameits the stories coming from the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over the decades that capture the true essence of representing the University of Iowa.

What It Means to Be a Badger brings together all of the stories, as told by the most outstanding voices of the Wisconsin program and guaranteed to enhance your passion for Badger football. It's not just one tradition, one season or one particular gameit's the stories coming from the student-athletes and coaches who made the magic happen over the decades that capture the true essence of representing the University of Wisconsin.

What It Means to be a Nittany Lion. Joe Paterno and Penn State's Greatest Players explores what seems to be a simple question, What does it mean to be a Nittany Lion? One person or one phrase cannot answer that question because so many emotions encompass the true Nittany Lion spirit. The greatest Penn State players and coaches from the past eight decades were called upon to express why they are so proud to be a part of the storied tradition that is Nittany Lion football and give fans an inside look on their college careers at Happy Valley. What It Means to be a Nittany Lion brings together all of their stories, as told by the most outstanding voices of the Penn State program, guaranteed to enhance your passion for Nittany Lion football. Its not just one tradition, one season or one particular gameits the stories coming from the players who experienced the magic over the decades that capture the true essence of the Nittany Lion way.

Examining a simple questionWhat is so special about Ohio State football?this book provides a forum for the schools greatest players and coaches from the past nine decades to express why they are so proud to be a part of the storied tradition that is Buckeye football. Many players took this unique and exclusive opportunity to set the record straight about a few topics that have never before been addressed, including Rex Kern revealing what happened in the bitter 1969 defeat to Michigan, Chris Spielman explaining why he almost chose Michigan instead of Ohio State, Cornelius Greene talking about the real discomfort behind his ulcers, and Joe Germaine detailing how he gave President Clintons Secret Service a scare. From Charlie Ream in the 1930s and Paul Warfield in the 1960s to Urban Meyers first days on the job after taking over after the 2011 season, What It Means to Be a Buckeye brings together a whos who of Ohio State football icons in a fashion that no other book has ever accomplished, making it the ultimate keepsake for any fan of Buckeye football.

This unique, compelling new title assembles the greatest players from one of the most celebrated teams in college football to share their personal memories. Filled with firsthand accounts with dozens of playersfrom the team's early days through the new millennium. What It Means to be a Cougar, LaVell Edwards, Bronco Mendenall and BYU's Greatest Players explores the phenomenon of being a BYU Cougar. One person or phrase cannot answer that question because so many different emotions encompass the Cougar spirit. What It Means to be an Cougar brings together stories, as told by the most outstanding voices of the BYU program and guaranteed to enhance your passion for Cougars football. It's not just one tradition, one season or one particular gameit's the stories coming from the players who made the magic happen over the decades that capture the true essence of playing in Provo.