5 best college football books to help fill your sports void

Ranking the five best college football books that die-hard fans of college football should add to their library, including a pair must-reads from Bruce Feldman.

The access to live sports has never been more restricted than it is currently, and though we did get the whole way through the 2019-2020 college football season—we are now left without action on the college gridiron.

With that taken into consideration, it can be hard to find any sort of entertainment that seems worthwhile. The sports appetite can only be satisfied so much by replays and historical documentaries—and with that being true, we turn our attention to our second point: literature. Perhaps where it should’ve been all along.

Since the first humans told stories around a campfire that was, no doubt, lit cartoon-style by a lightning strike, stories have been passed along, shared and told far and wide. Storytelling, since time began, is an art deeply embedded in human tradition.

Humans have always desired physical activity, and they’ve always demanded mental and emotional stimulation through storytelling. Perhaps that’s why, in the strange, new and sports-deprived world we live in now, sports and stories go hand-in-hand so well. That only amplifies when you specify that pairing down to the creation of college football books.

From stories about the underdog to the best coaches and teams in college football history, and then back again to the unique tactics and methods of every individual level of the collegiate game, the literature surrounding college football can provide hours upon hours of entertainment for even the most casual fan.

Let’s take a look at some of the best college football books that fans can use to fill their sports void, beginning with a pair from Bruce Feldman.