Marcus Jordan has just moved to a small town in New York from Kansas so that his newly divorced Mom can take photographs for a book she is writing. He moves with mixed feelings. He is glad to get away from his Dad, a control freak, whom he called Comrad Stalin. Marcus loves football and hopes to play varsity. While practicing in the park, he is joined by a 50-something athletic man who teaches him excellent technique, including how to "pop" tackle. They also break a window, vandalize a bug store, and TP the same store - at least Charlie does, and Marcus, whom Charlie calls Mac, is blamed and is facing trail. He has discovered that his mentor is an NFL football great and refuses to name him and divulge his Alzheimer's. Alyssa, the head cheerleader, makes a play for Marcus to make the quarterback, Troy, Charlie's son, jealous. Marcus finds Mac and they take Charlie to Homecoming. All does not end well.
2011 Truman Award Nominee
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