What We’re Reading: From Underdog to Bulldog

This inspirational story is about Candler Cook’s journey from starting out as a fourth-string high school quarterback to playing for one of the best college football teams in the country. This book is a reminder that dreams come true but only if you are willing to fight for them.


A lifelong Bulldogs fan, Candler decided at age seven that he wanted to play football for the University of Georgia. Despite being only a fourth-string linebacker on his high school squad, he remained laser-focused on his quest. Rejection followed rejection, but he refused to give up, even when others insisted that he’d never make the team. And after years of intensive workouts and grueling self-reinvention, Candler Cook finally played his first football game for UGA—1,543 days after he walked into the coach’s office and requested a tryout. Get your copy here >>