Football is a game that knocks you down; then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did; Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall's beloved Thundering Herd. Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel; the energetic; compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They'll go with the slim. And as they do; their true-life story of heart; healing; and football will thrill and inspire you. It's game day. Time to play till the whistle blows!