You hear Bo Jackson stories and you believe them, obviously, but at the same time… you know… people are prone to exaggeration. Did he really get to skip practice? Did he never workout?
Did he really sleep right up to game time?
Yes. At least he did before the 1986 Cotton Bowl, his last game as an Auburn Tiger.
It’s minutes till kickoff. The cameras are in Texas A&M’s locker room capturing Jackie Sherrill’s last-minute exhortations. The team bows in prayer, eagerly. They weren’t just going up against Auburn—CBS wouldn’t let them.