The family of a high school cheerleader finds her murdered in her room the night after the homecoming dance. Detectives surmise that she knew her killer, and because so many people are back in town for the big football game, everybody is a suspect.

The stabbing of a star punter coming home from class devastates the University of Northern Colorado football team; what seems like a random tragedy unfolds as a calculated takedown after the investigation exposes jealousy within the team.