Directed by Todd McMullen   Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Bridget Carpenter   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Grey Damon ... Hastings Ruckle Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Cress Williams ... Ornette Howard Gil McKinney ... Derek Bishop Emily Rios ... Epyck Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Angela Rawna ... Regina Howard Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Troy Anthony Hogan ... Principal Burnwell (as Troy Hogan) Aaron Spivey-Sorrells ... Coach Spivey (as Aaron L. Spivey-Sorrells) Jeff Rosick ... Buddy Jr. Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Lamarcus Tinker ... Dallas Tinker Lynn Blackburn ... Laurel Sachs Lee Stringer ... Bull Sproles Danny James Hunter ... Deacon Floyd Heather Kafka ... Doreen Sproles Isaac Smith ... Caleb Merriweather John Charles Quary ... Andre Merriweather Josh Levi ... Darius Merriweather (as Joshua Bolden) Sam Pearcy ... Epyck's Dude Yesenia Garcia ... Cathleen Peck Beth Burns ... Waitress Kevin Majors ... TMU Tour Guide Kris Mikes ... Player #1 Will Harris ... Player #2 Heath Allyn ... David Matheson Chase Joliet ... Student #1 Justin Ryan Garrett ... Curtis Bo Myers ... TMU Head Coach Madilyn Landry ... Gracie Belle Taylor (as Madilyn Elizabeth Landry) Jenny Keto ... Pushy Girl Todd Allen ... Karl Gage Uncredited Cast Dani Bell ... Rally Girl Rob Faubion ... Restaurant Patron Mike Gassaway ... Tmu Asst. Head Coach Joshua D. Moody ... Moody Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   David Hudgins   Rolin Jones   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   Chad Savage   Karen Wacker   Michael Waxman   Original Music by W.G. Snuffy Walden

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