Terry Williams has grown up in Plainview, Michigan as a kid without options. With an abusive step-father and a bleak future, he faces a life of slogging away at the local shoe factory until one day Henry Moffit comes along and breaks through his barrier of hostility and loneliness. As childhood friends they share a deep love for their mutual pet dog, Cinder, and form a lasting bond with sinister strings attached. With Henry's encouragement, Terry finds unlikely success as a walk-on kicker for Great Lakes State University. He becomes a key player, helping them plow through the toughest Big Ten teams. As a star athlete, he reaches the pinnacle of triumph and doors begin to open for him. Some doors are filled with the bright white light of a promising future. Others drop straight into a black abyss that Terry can't seem to claw his way out of. The mysterious souls that reinvent themselves along his path only confuse him, making him question the biggest decisions of his life. Terry's only hope is that he can find Another Way To Win.