The six-episode first season explores the football program at East Mississippi Community College, which features several collegiate athletes that have had trouble in their lives and struggled with finding structure.

The players are then required to perform at the junior college (JUCO) level, under the stewardship of coach Buddy Stephens, in order to prove themselves and return to Division I.

Head coach Buddy Stephens' struggles with controlling his temper is also a major theme, which is often juxtaposed with his devout Christian faith that he attempts to impart on the team.

Once again holding national championship aspirations, the team faced a major hurdle in that only 32 of their players were eligible for their opening game with Jones County Junior College due to suspensions related to the previous season's brawl.

[10] Despite being invited back to EMCC for a third season,[11] producers decided to move the show to Independence Community College of Kansas.

[13] The ICC Pirates had a very successful recruiting campaign for the 2017 season, landing many acclaimed players who began at NCAA Division I schools.

[14] Jeff Carpenter, the long-time Voice of the Indy Pirates delivers the back story of the team and the town of Independence, KS.

[15] The fifth season takes place in Oakland, California at Laney College alongside football head coach John Beam.

"[19] Critical aggregator website Metacritic awarded the series a score of 79, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Through his strong convictions, Coach Mosley leads young men who hope to fulfill their major college potential.