By Ray Glier – for The New York Times November 8, 2013 In college football, the field has become the party deck for the quarterback. Many games are a loose, festive three hours of lickety-split football, a full buffet. The defense is spread out by formation, and quarterbacks pick their way downfield by delivering short passes to four or five … Read More
CNN: College football’s ‘David and Goliath’
By Ray Glier – special to CNN January 25, 2013 One moment, Garrett Gilkey was standing on his big stage. The next moment, he was being plowed under it. There was a small crater in the turf where the 314-pound Gilkey tried to dig in his cleats and stop the charge of John Jenkins, a 359-pound defensive tackle from the … Read More
The New York Times: Matt Ryan Displays New Trust in Receivers and Himself
By Ray Glier – for The New York Times October 13, 2012 FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — There is a declaration of a quarterback’s skill that is typically uttered around Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. It is being heard now around the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan, who seems on the verge of jumping onto the … Read More