Stagg vs. Yost: The Birth of Cutthroat Football

This book brings to life the story of two college football coaches in the early 1900s who would do almost anything to win—Amos Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago and Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. It recounts their bitter rivalry and the lengths each went to in order to gain victory on the football field. In addition, this book provides insight into college athletics’ corruption as a whole during this time, from under-the-table payments to recruits to contracted loans from wealthy boosters.Stagg vs. Yost: The Birth of Cutthroat Football is written by John Kryk and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBNs for Stagg vs. Yost are 9781442248267, 1442248262 and the print ISBNs are 9781442248250, 1442248254.