Moss Colony Theater on Broadway, Broderick & Felsen's production of Campus Capers was the opening act which was engaged for the full ten weeks of the film's run.

The film was written by John Grey, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan, and Ted Wilde.

Harold decides that the best way to ensure his popularity at school is to emulate his movie idol, The College Hero, down to mimicking a little jig he does before greeting anyone, and taking his nickname, "Speedy."

However, the College Cad (Brooks Benedict) quickly makes him the butt of an ongoing joke, of which the freshman remains blissfully unaware.

The coach is about to dismiss the freshman when Chet Trask (James Anderson), the captain and star of the team, suggests making him their water boy, while letting him think he has made the squad.

His tailor is late making his suit; with the dance well underway, it is barely being held together by basting stitches, but Harold puts it on and hopes for the best.

During the party, his clothes start to fall apart, despite the efforts of the tailor (hiding in a side room) to effect repairs.

His chance comes when the other team proves too tough, injuring so many of Tate College's players that the coach runs out of substitutes.

[4] Reverse angle reaction shots of the college dean were later done at the Culver City Pacific Electric depot near the film studio.

[citation needed] Hugely popular at the time of its release, it sparked a craze for college films that lasted well beyond the 1920s.