Joel W. Cade was born and raised in Piqua, Ohio where he met the love of his life – football. Having played for the Piqua High School Indians football team, Joel earned an athletic scholarship to play football at Olivet Nazarene University. He went on to coach football as a graduate assistant at the University of Notre Dame.  His first book Hit the Line details his life growing up in Piqua, the incredible journey of the Piqua Indians’ entry into the OHSAA playoffs, and the culmination of his high school career against Cincinnati St. Xavier. Now Joel enjoys writing about football, talking football on his podcast, and watching football with his adult children.