The third book in the Better Man series was set in 2018. If you check the football scores and records from that year, you’ll see I only took some minor liberties in the timeline (like USC beating Notre Dame and playing in a bowl game).
Little did I know that so much would change in college football, including COVID-19, transfer rules, and players being paid via NIL. Then there’s the expansion of the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12, the collapse of the Pac-12, and the change in the college football playoff to 12 teams. And there’s more to come—like my hot take that the NCAA might not survive when the Big Ten and SEC split off. I’ve decided that I can’t ignore all the changes that happened since 2018 and, in essence, will accelerate the timeline.
The goal is for the fourth book in the series to catch up with most of this. I plan on leaving the Pac-12 intact for this season. I’ll also ignore COVID-19 and the fiasco with shortened seasons and no fans in the stands.
I am currently writing Book 4 and a do-over story. Before I start posting the fourth Better Man book, I have a few books that will be posted on SOL. I was sick and needed a break from David, but the muse is back, and I am writing about him and his friends again.
G Younger
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