It is also known as Idols in the Dust, and stars John Derek and Donna Reed.

[5] Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, decides to go to a college in Virginia to play football.

He becomes a star player as a freshman, but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play.

Steve falls for Melissa (Donna Reed), the daughter of one of the school's rich benefactors, TC McCabe.

When he suffers injuries on the field, Steve realizes that a college education will mean more to his future than football will.