Buzz Bissinger, a sports columnist for The Daily Beast, is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and the author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
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Linsational or Overhyped?
Buzz Bissinger says Jeremy Lin’s four brilliant games don’t make him a legend. MORE
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Linsational or Overhyped?
Buzz Bissinger says Jeremy Lin’s four brilliant games don't make him a legend. MORE
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Bissinger: The Material Bowl
The Super Bowl has become a spectacle, says Buzz Bissinger, this year with Madonna and Ferris... MORE
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Joe Paterno’s No Martyr
Buzz Bissinger says the former Penn State football coach’s death shouldn’t make him a victim. MORE
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A Sportswriter's Shame
Buzz Bissinger on Philadelphia columnist Bill Conlin and the painful environment spawned by Penn... MORE
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Tebow Crashes to Earth
The quarterback, famed for his public displays of Christianity, didn’t come close against Tom Brady.... MORE
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How Sandusky Played The Times
The paper gave the ex-Penn State coach free rein to mount a pathetic defense against sexual-abuse... MORE
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Syracuse Coach's Rash Defense
By rushing to defend his assistant, Jim Boeheim showed he learned nothing from Penn State, says... MORE
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Penn State's New Villain
The investigation of Jerry Sandusky began when Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania governor, was attorney... MORE
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Sandusky's Shameless TV Interview
Sandusky’s lawyer was stupid to let him do the interview, which revealed him as remorseless and... MORE
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Reform College Sports
It isn’t just Penn State. College sports are a mess. It’s time to sideline them. MORE
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Joe Paterno, Arrogant to the End
The coach tried to do an end-run, but the trustees still fired him for doing nothing stop alleged... MORE
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The Strange Genius of Tony La Russa
The retiring Cards manager has been lionized and vilified but goes out a World Series champion. MORE
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Joe Paterno Must Retire
He was once a great football coach, but now he’s hurting the Penn State program—and injuring... MORE
