Friday, Saturday, Sunday in Texas: A Year in the Life of Lone Star Football, from High School to College to the Cowboys

Nick Eatman

Sep 2016 · HarperCollins

About this ebook

Every week from August to January, fans across the Lone Star State—in big cities and small towns from the panhandle to the gulf coast—head to living rooms and stadiums to watch their favorite high school, college, and NFL teams battle on the field. In this engrossing chronicle, DallasCowboys.com writer Nick Eatman illuminates the heart of Texas football, following a high school team (the Plano Wildcats), a college team (the Baylor University Bears), and an NFL team (the Dallas Cowboys) through one turbulent season, blending their stories into a unique, eye-opening account of Lone Star football. 

Eatman tells the human stories behind the snaps and looks at the successes and heartbreaks that mark every level of the game. Following each team through the unpredictable injuries, trades, upsets, comebacks, gossip, controversies, and scandals, he captures the current football moment in America and the issues surrounding the game. Ultimately, he reveals the grit, drive, and attitude that bind and inspire these players separated by age, money, and of course talent: an abiding love for the gridiron—and a relentless drive to win.

Ratings and reviews

I loved reading this book. I played high school football in Texas and found the Friday night segments of it very interesting. Nick Eatman produces books that are easy to read never boring I'd recommend it to anyone

About the author

Nick Eatman is the author of Art Briles: Looking Up, and If These Walls Could Talk: Dallas Cowboys. He writes and manages DallasCowboys.com, the club’s official website, and has been with the Cowboys organization since 1999. He has written for CBSSports.com and the Associated Press, and has been a three-year host of The Jerry Jones Show. He lives in The Colony, Texas, with his wife, Julie, and their children, Marisa, Olivia, and Jacob.