A Football Story examines the journey of Mike Wolf from the gridiron at Western Kansas University, where he was a student and an outstanding football player, to the college lectern at that university, where he reinvents himself as a talented assistant professor in computer engineering. Despite academic demands, he is drawn back into football as a member of the university athletics board. Only a few months into his appointment, a serious cheating episode carried out by members of the football team drives Mike to find a way to right the wrongs that contaminate the sport. The journey is complex. His personal experiences go beyond intellectual challenges to violent attacks protesting his efforts to clean up football. Even he couldn’t have anticipated the final impact of his efforts.
Almost Sixteen-year-old Josh Mayer has a falling out with his parents over their perception of his lack of accomplishments in school, work, and sports in comparison to his older brother. eir criticisms lead to Josh’s self-evaluation of what he needs to do to “be better.” He meets Kelly, a shy fellow student, who sees Josh in a much more pleasant light. With her encouragement, Josh attempts to solve his family problems by taking on another job for the rest of the school year and then getting away on a long summer bicycle trip. Unimagined adventures and a lot of growing up are down the road.
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