Seth Wickersham
@sethwickersham
ESPN Senior Writer and New York Times bestselling author. Seth.Wickersham@espn.com
Today through June 26, Barnes and Noble Premium and Rewards members get 25% off all upcoming releases. Please preorder Be on That Hill, my collection of ESPN work, with a foreword by Wright Thompson. If all 51,900 of you do it, I can stop asking! Thank you. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/be-on-that...
Galleys are here. Preorder now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777...
It feels cosmically unfair to be part of a best books award, with only one winner. Books are too hard to conceive and research and organize and write and revise to judge that way. It’s so cool to join fellow authors as finalists for the inaugural Dan Jenkins Medal for books.
My third offering will be out in September. It’s called Be on That Hill, a collection of the ESPN work I’m proudest of over 25 years. Thanks to Wright Thompson for the gift of book titles as decorative ski runs — and for writing a forward. Please preorder www.amazon.com/Be-That-Hill...
Coming Sept. 15, from Hyperion Avenue and Penguin Random House: A collection of the @espn.com work I’m proudest of, with an introduction from me and a foreword from Wright Thompson. Preorder now, but don’t worry—I’ll remind you. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826777...
When I first decided to write about sports, the first name my dad mentioned was Frank Deford. It was an honor to deliver this year’s Deford Lecture at @ut-cscm.bsky.social Thursday afternoon. Thanks to all who helped make it so special for me. youtu.be/E7hwq3NyePE?...
Jesse Jackson’s 1988 DNC speech was the first I watched, and the first I remembered. My dad teared up during it. RIP.
Watch CBS News Sunday, for a piece on the QB position, its role in culture, and its unique fame and pressures. Featured: Joe Willie, Luck, Young — and yours truly! We talked, and of course, threw. I told reporter Jim Axelrod that see — I *knew* one day I’d be throwing passes on Sundays on CBS. ;)
From my Alex Honnold profile in 2019: www.espn.com/espn/story/_...
To add to the playoffs officiating conversation: On the kickoff to start the second half, when the Panthers kicked to the Rams, the ball was placed at the 40-yard line, rather than the rule-mandated 35. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
He’s been an excellent player so this is nitpicky, and he has some unique footwork that has served him well, but look at the difference between this throwing platform …
From my book: For whatever reason, Caleb Williams has often been a precocious slow starter. But when he heats up, watch out.
Harbaugh’s Ravens were one of the toughest opponents during the Patriots dynasty — until one moment, when Belichick set a trap for his opponent and opposing coach.