Seventeen-year-old Zeb Holloway quietly spends his days working in his uncle's auto repair shop, deer hunting on weekends, and sitting on the bench of his high school's football team watching the star quarterback perform. Then just before the state championship game, the quarterback is injured and Zeb is forced to step up. With the pressure on and a chance at a college scholarship at stake, Zeb's future relies on everything he does and how well he plays over the course of seven fateful days.