Martin Gitlin is a freelance writer and the author of more than 40 books on popular culture and sports. He has won many awards for his writing, including first place for General Excellence in Journalism from the Associated Press. His most recent books are The Great American Cereal Book: How Breakfast Got Its Crunch (2012) and The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time (Scarecrow Press, 2013).

• IntroductionChapter 1: Ohio State vs. Michigan: Woody, Bo and BeyondChapter 2: Alabama vs. Auburn: The Iron BowlChapter 3: Army vs. Navy: War on the GridironChapter 4: Oklahoma vs. Texas: The Red River RivalryChapter 5: Notre Dame vs. Southern California: The Cross-Country ClashChapter 6: Harvard vs. Yale: The GameChapter 7: Georgia vs. Florida: The World’s Largest Cocktail PartyChapter 8: Lafayette vs. Lehigh: The First RivalryChapter 9: California vs. Stanford: The Big GameChapter 10: Florida State vs. Miami: The Game without a NameChapter 11: Grambling State vs. Southern: The Bayou ClassicChapter 12: Utah vs. Brigham Young: The Holy WarChapter 13: Oregon vs. Oregon State: The Civil WarChapter 14: Clemson vs. South Carolina: The Palmetto BowlBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

The 14 intense college rivalries in this book fall into three categories: in-state, such as the University of Alabama vs. Auburn University; interstate, such as Ohio State University vs. the University of Michigan; and nongeographic anomalies—think Army-Navy for example. Sportswriter Gitlin often begins a chapter with a key moment from a pivotal game in the series and expands from there to provide an overview of the entire run of the rivalry. He notes significant athletes, the progression of head coaches, the highs and lows of the programs, and the swings of dominance in the sequence of games. . . .VERDICT Well executed and featuring an engaging topic, this book should be of interest to all college football fans.