Canadians Red Crossley and Flash Gortton, both recently retired from the NFL, are trying to figure out what to do with themselves. But then Lord Larry Rawson, Red's father-in-law, decides he can't stand to see their alma mater, Northup University, lose another football game. So Lord Larry, after doing some checking, learns that Scoliosis Robinson, a Louisiana high school football phenom, is the running back who could return the Northup Kodiaks to gridiron glory. But how are Red and Flash going to get that kid?