Overtime, John U. Bacon
Overtime, John U. Bacon
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Overtime
Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football

Author: John U. Bacon

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/03/2019


Synopsis

For the past year, John U. Bacon has received unprecedented access to Jim Harbaugh’s University of Michigan football team: coaches, players, and staffers, in closed-door meetings, locker rooms, meals, and classes. Overtime captures this storied program at the crossroads, as the sport’s winningest team battles to reclaim its former glory. But what if the price of success today comes at the cost of your soul? Do you pay it, or compete without compromising?Overtime delivers a riveting and revealing insider's account of the Harbaugh era, a deeply reported human portrait of a big-time college football program. In the spirit of HBO’s Hardknocks, Overtime 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. Above all, this is a human story. In Overtime we not only discover what these public figures are like behind the scenes, we learn what the experience means to them as they go through it – the trials, the triumphs, and the unexpected answers to a central question: Is it worth it?From the “poet laureate of Michigan football” (according to New York Times’s Joe Drape), and one of the keenest observers of college football, Overtime offers a window into a legendary program and the sport itself that only John U. Bacon could deliver.

About John U. Bacon

John U. Bacon is the author of the national bestseller The Great Halifax Explosion and five bestselling books about college football, including Three and Out, Fourth and Long, Endzone, and Bo’s Lasting Lessons, co-authored with Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. A former feature writer for the Detroit News, his writing has been recognized three times in The Best American Sports Writing series. He appears often on NPR and national television, including ESPN’s 2019 documentary series on college football. He has taught at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and the University of Michigan. A popular public speaker, he lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 26, 2019

Overtime is a must-read for any college football fan! John U. Bacon deftly weaves together stories of the Michigan Wolverines’ 2018 season, Jim Harbaugh’s career as a player and coach, the support staff that keeps the entire program humming along, and, undergirding it all, the dedication to ethics a......more

Goodreads review by Tim on January 22, 2024

Excellent book about the University of Michigan football program. The book does provide a detailed account of each of the 13 games the Wolverines played in 2018, the book actually focuses on the fascinating behind-the-scenes activities. Included is a excellent overview of the high academic standards......more

Goodreads review by Beth on September 27, 2019

This book in a nutshell: Everyone else are cheaters. Michigan's not because they have integrity. That's why they're always losing. I appreciate the sentiment of revealing the character and dignity of the Michigan program, but the book felt a little bit too much like Bacon was trying to convince naysay......more

Goodreads review by Ron on September 20, 2020

Not a fan of the Michigan Wolverines but this is the second book I have read from John Bacon and both are excellent. Even though Jim Harbaugh is a bit quirky, I found my perception of him has changed and he is actually a likable guy with a lot of good life lessons , not only football lessons......more

Goodreads review by J.R. on September 15, 2021

Best part was the cheater stuff…more research on that, please.......more