Once in a while you get a second chance. For Travis Cody this is one of those times. His team, the Oil Camp Roughnecks, is facing the Pineview Pelicans for the state championship. Travis will have forty-eight minutes head-to-head with rival Jericho Grooms. Forty-eight minutes to redeem himself for letting Grooms break him on the play that cost the Roughnecks an undefeated season. Forty-eight minutes to prove he isn’t a quitter.
This book brings life back to high school football. It shows it’s all about passion, glory, and the strength to overcome your greatest fears.”—Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins
A promising debut: thematically complex, strongly written.”—Kirkus Reviews
Authentic, intense....A very promising first novel.”—Booklist
A winning combination....Uplifting.”—Publishers Weekly