Jude works for a well-known dating service that will develop a cheesy, romantic resort in his hometown of Arrowheart. Local businesswoman Melissa has organized the town against the resort. Melissa is Jude's former high school sweetheart.
Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.