Ray Glier is a 29-year freelance sportswriter with extensive experience covering Sports in Atlanta. Glier's work has been published by major media outlets like The New York Times, USA TODAY, MSNBC, CNN, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He also contributed to on-line magazine, Ozy, and is the publisher of GeezerJock newsletter and Ball Atlanta. With over 43 years of experience, Glier has written six books, including How The SEC Became Goliath, which chronicles the SEC's takeover of college football.

Glier specializes in writing case studies, profiles, trends in sports, and Xs and Os, and has a talent for uncovering the essence of any story. He is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Football Writers Association of America, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, and has been recognized with several awards over the years, including the 2018 Georgia Sportswriters Association contest for best college sports feature writing.

Education-wise, Glier studied journalism at West Virginia University, and professionally, he has held positions such as Executive Sports Editor at The Knoxville Journal and Sports Reporter at Kingsport Times-News and Charlottesville Daily Progress.