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<div><p><strong>&ldquo;Ryan McGee has been one of my closest friends for nearly half our lives, and my admiration for his storytelling ability is infinite.&nbsp;Sidelines and Bloodlines&nbsp;is his deft storytelling at its best. Fathers and sons and sports&mdash;and the impenetrable bonds&nbsp;forged&nbsp;and memories created when they intersect.&rdquo;&nbsp;</strong>&mdash;Marty Smith,&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling author and ESPN reporter&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Football is a game of lines&mdash;on and off the gridiron&nbsp;</strong><br /><br />In&nbsp;Sidelines and Bloodlines, Ryan McGee&mdash;co-host of the popular&nbsp;Marty &amp; McGee&nbsp;show on ESPN Radio and SEC Network&mdash;teams up with his father and brother to share lessons learned between the white lines, featuring a cast of characters that runs from no-name small college athletes and coaches to one-name legends such as Holtz, Paterno, Tebow, and Bo.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The&nbsp;McGees&nbsp;provide a rare and often hilarious glimpse inside the lives of college officials, detailing how a love for the game convinces accomplished professionals from all walks of life to voluntarily endure ceaseless insults&nbsp;and highly&nbsp;public criticism.&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;<br />The book contains&nbsp;memorable&nbsp;stories of brawling high school referees and making awkward small talk with George Lucas and Darth Vader at the Rose Bowl to the heart-tugging story of young sons in the stands on a Saturday as a stream profanity-laden insults directed at their father drowns out the marching band.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Sidelines and Bloodlines&nbsp;delivers laughs, tears, and a deeper understanding of a life in stripes.&nbsp;</strong></p></div>