The fourth-floor offices of the University of Nebraska Press offer a clear view of the Memorial Stadium Jumbotron, which the past few weeks has been on at all times – a clear signal that football season is nearly upon us.

Nebraskans – and a lot of non-Nebraskans, too – know that football season is a big, big, big deal here. And like most of the rest of the state, the University of Nebraska Press participates in the football madness. We publish a number of football titles, and, in honor of football season, many of those titles are on sale.

Sale titles include biographies like Rockne, the story of Fighting Irish head coach Knute Rockne, a celebrity in the world of football who died in a plane crash in 1931, when he was still in his 40s; More than Winning, Tom Osborne’s autobiography (no explanation needed); and Golden Boy, in which exceedingly handsome Heisman Trophy winner Paul Horning describes the perks and pitfalls of his success.

Other books examine football from a slightly different vantage point. Forever Red looks at Husker football through the eyes of a fan – specifically author Steve Smith, who deeply loves Husker football, but also recognizes the occasionally ridiculous ways that love can manifest itself (I particularly enjoy Steve’s descriptions of the fans who wear seven slightly different shades of scarlet all at once). Another title, Wedded to the Game describes the lives of the wives and girlfriends of NFL players. Visit the sale page for a full list of titles.

In other University of Nebraska Press news, Searching for Tamsen Donner by Gabrielle Burton continues was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, as part of an article about why so many people remain fascinated by the Donner Party. And the Salt Lake City Tribune published this very interesting story about Alice in Jamesland author Susan Gunter, which covers, among other topics, Gunter’s meticulous research of her subject.