With the dreaded new school year right around the corner, the teachers get a surprise when Rod returns to Smoot a sober man. But his new insufferable attitude forces the gang to do the unthinkable to get him back to his old self.

Cattie hires a former Denver Bronco to be Smoot's new head football coach, and he appoints Loren as his assistant. But the new coach's methods don't sit well with Tammy and Shoemaker, who go to great lengths to fire him.