football – Scott J. Pearson’s Book Review

The Recruit’s Playbook: A 4-Year Guide to College Football Recruitment for High School Athletes

By Scott J. Pearson | May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 by Scott J. Pearson

Recruiting for college football is a complicated but important process. Many aspire to its benefits, but only a few will move onto the next level. Like anything in sports and life, those who prepare the best will succeed the most. So how do you prepare, aside from dominating on the field? Larry Hart’s guide is a great way to start. An ex-NFL player and current college coach, he shows aspiring players what they should be…

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar: My Father & the Team that Changed the Game

By Scott J. Pearson | December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 by Scott J. Pearson

The author Maya Washington’s father is Gene Washington. (In order not to confuse, I will refer to them in this review by their first names.) Gene was among the first black football players on nationally prominent college and NFL/AFL teams in the 1960s. He grew up in Jim Crow Texas, but played football for Michigan State University. Not only did he help to integrate the sport; he also laid the groundwork for football becoming so…