Football is a religion to many people. But few know the depths of both faiths as well as Bill McCartney, the former head football coach of the University of Colorado and the founder of Promise Keepers, a Christian menโs ministry. โThe Gospel According to Macโ tells the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story of Coach Macโs controversial national championship run โ two seasons that followed multiple arrests and strife between his mostly African-American players and the Boulder police, continued with McCartneyโs own daughter becoming pregnant by the teamโs quarterback before seeing that same quarterback struck by cancer, and culminated in consecutive Orange Bowl match-ups against Notre Dame. Bill McCartneyโs passionate and often polarizing beliefs have made him many enemies and many admirers, but itโs difficult to deny that he embodies the essential issues facing football in America to this day.