PARAMOUNT+ TACKLES COLLEGE FOOTBALL DRAMA—AND HOLLYWOOD'S CASTING A LEGEND
A new docuseries on Texas Tech's Red Raiders is heading to the streamer, while a separate feature film about a legendary Texas coach is already rolling cameras with a major TV star in the lead.
College football is officially having its streaming moment! Paramount+ just greenlit a four-episode docuseries following the Texas Tech Red Raiders as Head Coach Joey McGuire shapes a brand-new team identity during an intense offseason. According to Variety, the untitled series will dive deep into the high-stakes world of college athletics—think locker room drama, recruiting battles, and the pressure of building something from the ground up.
Meanwhile, Hollywood's bringing another gridiron hero to the big screen. Deadline reports that production is underway on *The Colonel*, a feature inspired by the true story of Fort Worth, Texas football coach Lieutenant Colonel R.C. "Rocky" Rosacker—a WWII veteran who became a revered figure on the sidelines. *Taken* and *Vikings* star Clive Standen has jumped into the lead role, bringing some serious action-hero credentials to the inspirational drama.
So whether you're streaming the real-time chaos of college recruiting or catching Standen's portrayal of an absolute gridiron icon, football fans are about to eat GOOD across both the small and big screens!
Sources · Variety · Deadline