Football is life in the town of Dillon, Texas. No one knows that better than new Head Coach Eric Taylor and his team of Dillon Panthers, but no one is prepared for the ways they will all be tested in the days and weeks to come.

The town turns on Coach Taylor after a difficult loss, and seedy backroom deals begin to recruit a new quarterback, Ray "Voodoo" Tatum. Seeing the team falling apart, Coach Taylor takes drastic measures to save the season.