I am a reporter for The New York Times who got to return to high school in the heart of America with my wife and 3-year-old son to write the NYT Bestseller "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen. Last year, we went to college - to the United States Military Academy to write "Soldiers First: Duty, Honor, Country & Football at West Point." The Academy truly is a national treasure and the young men and women who go there are our best and brightest. In Army football, I found the good guys in college sports. Check out www.joedrape.com for more about "Soldiers First."About me: I am a Kansas City native and a graduate of Southern Methodist University. I previously worked for The Dallas Morning News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I live with my wife and son in New York City.