The Program

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university, each dealing with pressure differently, some turning to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying. The film touches on the season of a fictional Division I college football team as they deal with the pressure to make a bowl game, alcohol and anabolic steroid abuse, receipt of improper benefits, and overall college life, following the trials of Coach Sam Winters, the Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Kane, the freshman running back Darnell Jefferson, their love interests, and other team members.