Drama set in Huntingdon, West Virginia, telling the true story of Marshall University's ' Thunder Herd' football team. For the team & the community, Marshall football is more than just a sport: it's a way of life. But on a fateful night in 1970, while travelling back to Huntingdon after a game in North Carolina, 75 members of Marshall's football team & coaching staff were killed in a plane crash. As those left behind struggled to cope with the devastating loss of their loved ones, the grieving families found hope & strength in the leadership of Jack Lengyel (Matthew Mc Conaughey), a young coach who was determined to rebuild Marshall's football programme &, in the process, help to heal a community.