The Big Dance is a great chance to hear and learn from the sport's best teachers--John Wooden, Coach K, Pat Summitt, Geno Auriemma-- and hear the opinions of a man who helped make the college game so popular: Dickie V.. And I'm on Page 163. --Jim O'Connell, The Associated Press

[Wilner and Rappoport] compellingly portray the pathos and irony of young men attaching so much significance to a game of little importance when compared to the potential sacrifices they may be asked to make in service to America. This is a tightly presented history of an athletic endeavor that captures the essence of amateur sport. --Booklist on Gridiron Glory

"The chapters are thorough, well-written and entertaining time capsules of some of sports' most unexpected moments." --Tampa Tribune on Miracles, Shockers, and Long Shots

"Through tireless research and insightful prose, Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport have put together a book that, quite simply, has no rival. Fans of college football, and sports in general, will relish this story." --William Wagner, editor in chief of Football Digest and author of Wrigley Blues: The Year the Cubs Played Hardball with the Curse (but Lost Anyway) on Gridiron Glory