Three and Out Author:John U. Bacon Three and Out tells the story of how college footbal's most influential coach took over the nation's most successful program, only to produce three of the worst seasons ever for both Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan. — Three and Out is an unprecedented account from the epicenter of one of America's greatest passions. Shortly after hi... more »s controversial move from West Virginia, where he had just taken his alma mater to a first-place ranking for the first time in school history, coach Rich Roidriguez granted the author and journalist John U.Bacon unrestricted access to Michigan's program. Bacon saw it all, from the meals and the meetings, to the practices and the games, to the sidelines and the locker rooms. Nothing and no one was off-limits.« less