Members of the Wise High School football team practice tip drills as the prepare to take on county rival Eleanor Roosevelt in Greenbelt, Md.(Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
This week we speak to Devon Ashby, author of the fascinating new book PG vs MoCo: A Memoir of High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital. Ashby goes into detail about the talent produced in the larger DMV area, why it is largely under discussed, and the important role that public schools have played in that development process.
We also have Choice Words about the fifth anniversary of the day Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the anthem. In addition, we have a Just Stand Up award to CM Punk for his iconic return to wrestling in his native Chicago and a Just Sit Down award to all CM’s naysayers that don’t have any appreciation for fun and joy that professional wrestling brings to so many people. All this and more on this week’s show!
Devon Ashby Twitter: @JJaxyn PG vs MoCo: A Memoir of High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.