In Troy, Ohio, there's Trojan football and then there's everything else. It's been that way as long as anyone can remember. But it's been more than a decade since Troy took home the state title. This season, they finally have a chance to end the drought. Brian Norwood is the son of a Trojan football legend. His father starred on the last championship team―an undefeated team. And it seems like every sacred Trojan tradition began with his dad. Now Brian is the starting tight end―a member of the team's inner circle. He's finally living up to his father's expectations. But being one of Troy's privileged few is not at all what Brian expected.

Efram, the new kid, never played football until Coach recruited him. Flick, the outsider, is really too small to play, but he has an uncanny ability to read the field. Together, they'll put the Trojan's on a winning path.

Kyle and Mike dream of playing college football. But Mike has taken some serious hits in their high school games. To keep Mike playing, Kyle helps him cheat the school's concussion tests. But at whatrisk?

Orlando has speed that no other member of the Troy Central High Trojans can match. He also has a serious temper. After clashing with the man in charge of the Trojans, Coach Zachary, Orlando decides to bail. Then he does the unthinkable and joins the Trojans' rivals, the Athens High Raiders. And Orlando's not just taking his talents away from Troy―he's taking his knowledge of their playbook. Devon was Orlando's best friend at Troy Central High. He's shocked at Orlando's decision to leave. But after the news makes Devon an outsider on his own team, he starts to wonder if Orlando made the right choice . . .