Brian Burnsed

Raised in suburban Atlanta, Brian earned a B.A. in journalism and creative writing from Emory University and a M.A. in sports journalism from Indiana University. He has covered sports, business and higher ed for national publications for more than a decade, specialising in immersive narrative nonfiction. He is a three-time finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and has won a pair of National Headliner Awards for magazine writing. In addition to Sports Illustrated, where he remains a contributing writer, he has written for BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, the NCAA’s magazine and Turner Sports. He now resides in Northwest Florida, and spends his fleeting free time on the golf course or relaxing on the beach with his wife and their ornery shiba inu, Zaza.