{"id":28328,"date":"2015-10-21T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T19:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=28328"},"modified":"2015-10-25T19:11:23","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T00:11:23","slug":"oct-23rd-signing-for-billy-watkins-new-book-bo-a-quarterbacks-journey-through-an-sec-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oct-23rd-signing-for-billy-watkins-new-book-bo-a-quarterbacks-journey-through-an-sec-season\/","title":{"rendered":"October 23rd Signing for Billy Watkins’ New Book “Bo: A Quarterback’s Journey through an SEC Season”"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Oxford, Miss.) \u2013 At the lowest point in Bo Wallace<\/strong>\u2019s football career\u2014a goal-line fumble in overtime against Mississippi State<\/strong> in the 2013 Egg Bowl<\/strong>\u2014Billy Watkins<\/strong> knew he had a story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Watkins, who sat in the stands at the end of the game and watched Bo walk off the field, turned to his youngest son and said, \u201cHe\u2019s going to have one long off season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, he heard a voice say, \u201cYou\u2019re going to write about it.\u201d\"BoBook\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bo: A Quarterback\u2019s Journey Through an SEC Season, is a much bigger story than one year in the life of a college football player. Award-winning reporter Billy Watkins (who interviewed Bo a minimum of two or three times each week during the season, including the night before games) takes the reader through the highs and lows of the historic 2014 college football season\u2014a time when Mississippi was at the epicenter of the first College Football Playoff.<\/span><\/p>\n

Archie Manning<\/strong> said, \u201cBo tells a unique story that SEC fans will enjoy and Ole Miss fans must have. Billy Watkins takes readers behind the scenes of one of the Rebels\u2019 most dramatic seasons ever, and provides great insight into quarterback Bo Wallace\u2014a winner and a tough competitor.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Readers will relive the glory of the Alabama <\/strong>victory, the frustration of the game at Tiger Stadium<\/strong>, the excitement of being ranked in the top four of the first CBF Playoff committee selections, the heartache of Laquon Treadwell<\/strong>\u2019s horrific injury at the 1-yard line, and the dominant victory in the Egg Bowl with Bo performing heroically on a severely sprained ankle\u2014an injury doctors thought would prevent him from playing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Bo2-IMG_1232\"<\/a>Few seasons in Rebel history have delivered such drama. In Bo, readers get a glimpse into conversations, conflicts, and stories that have never been told anywhere before.<\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Watkins has worked as a sports writer, features writer, and columnist for more than three decades at <\/span>The Clarion-Ledger<\/span><\/em> in Jackson, Mississippi. His work has earned him more than 50 national and regional awards. He has written two books. His 2005 work, <\/span>Apollo Moon Missions: The Unsung Heroes<\/span><\/em>, was named by the BBC one of the Top 10 books ever written on Apollo. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Watkins will be signing his book, “Bo: A Quarterback’s Journey through an SEC Season” at Off Square Books<\/strong> in Oxford, Mississippi on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 5 pm.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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