'Friday Night Lights' writer outlines how 'Coach Walz' can bring his skills to the Hill

Before Minnesota Gov. entered politics and became Vice President ' running mate, he was an assistant football coach for Mankato West High School, who helped turn around a little-known team into state champions. It's a different skill set than politics, Buzz Bissinger, the creator of "Friday Night Lights," for The New York Times. Nonetheless, he wrote, Walz's experience as a coach matters, and it signifies something unique he can bring to D.C. as a vice president. "Along with a pastor and a potbellied sheriff with a dog on the porch,...