Hot Seat: A Year Inside College Football's Pressure Cooker

by Jay Paterno

The day after a season-ending bowl game loss Ohio State Coach Ed Hart is told he has one year to win or be fired. Coach Hart must navigate a minefield of issues in academics, recruiting, concussions, sex, race, gambling, agents and more. Almost every day he is presented with decisions that challenge him to weigh his integrity versus the demands of a win-at-all-cost profession. With over twenty years of college football coaching experience, Jay Paterno takes you inside the pressure cooker of big-time college football unlike anyone else.

360 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 17, 2020

Reviews

[Bob Marthinsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a riveting book that was very difficult to put down. Although this book is a work of fiction, Jay Paterno drew upon his college football experience to provude a realistic insight into the many challenges faced by today's major college football coach (it made wonder if they are being paid enough). He was able to intricately portray the daily challenges a major college football coach endutes to stay within the rules to maintain relartionships with family, friends, university administration, boosters/alumni, coaching staff, players, while winning games, into a captivating storyline. If you are a sports fan at any level, this is a must read.

[Lawrence Loewy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished “Hot Seat”. Great read. Many tidbits that true fans will notice, my favorite, page 97, when you list Steve Smith from Grenville HS as a signed commit. Still remember Smith/Manoa in our backfield. Great tribute to him as he fights his medical issues.

[Jeff Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent yet formulaic

Interesting read early but I felt as the book continued the issues became too gimimicky. I think they should have focused more on certain issues and not the others