The Dillon Panthers are up by 5 points. The score is 26 to 21 with 8 seconds to go. The Dillon Panthers are one step away from the semi-finals. On the last play of the game a Hail Mary pass is thrown into the end-zone and batted into the air. The pass is dropped; it is an incomplete pass. The Dillon Panthers win and they are going to the State semi-finals.
Buddy Garrity is getting yelled at by his wife at home after being publicly humiliated by Tyra’s mother. Buddy cheated and now his marriage is a mess. Lyla is trying to keep everyone calm. She tries to keep her little brother and sister distracted from the arguing and fighting.
Lyla calls Jason, with all the drama going on at home with her parents, she wants to talk but Jason is about to go to a party with Herc. Jason is still in Austin, Texas trying out for the Rugby Nationals. Lyla lies to Jason and tells him that she’s ok but she’s not . **theme music***
There is a huge victory party for the football team at Tim Riggins’ place thanks to Billy Riggins. There is a knock at the door and it is Tim’s new next door neighbor and she is complaining about the party. Tim is drunk and he answers the door. He tells her that he will turn down the music and apologizes.
Coach Taylor and Tami drive home after the game and they can see Buddy Garrity sitting out on their front porch. Tami is miffed, she just wants to go in the house and straight to bed, she asks her husband to get rid of him before they get out the car. Tami and Coach Taylor get out of the car and Buddy walks up to them and congratulate Coach on a great game. Buddy tells them that he was locked out and kicked out by his wife, Pam. Buddy has no where to go and he asks the Taylor’s if he can sleep on their couch for a couple of nights.
Tyra goes into her mother’s room; her mother has been in bed all day watching old romance movies. Tyra makes a joke and says that she hopes she’s not watching movies and thinking of Buddy Garrity.
Waverly sneaks into Smash’s room and starts to make out with him. Smash is surprised to see her in his room. He’s afraid he’ll get in trouble if his mother hears them. Waverly asks Smash to go somewhere with her. They are skinny dipping in a pool. Smash is surprised to see Waverly acting so spontaneous.
Lyla calls Jason and there is no answer, after hearing the voice mail she lays in her bed for a minute. Lyla gets out of bed; she is packing a bag, she’s going to give Jason a visit in Austin.
It’s a new day and Julie wakes up in the morning and heads for the bathroom. She opens the bathroom door to find Buddy Garrity shaving with nothing on but a towel. Julie is a little freaked out and she is complaining to her dad about Buddy staying with them for a couple of days.
Tim is outside working on his truck when another one of his new next door neighbors comes over for a visit. His name is Bo Miller and he is talking non-stop to Tim and he’s becoming annoying. Tim tells Bo to go home because he’s hung over right now.
Jason is in Quad Rugby practice with the team and they are doing some drills with the coach. After practice Jason can see that Lyla has come for a visit. Jason is shocked to see her. Lyla is emotional and she tells Jason that she thinks her parents are splitting up.
Bo tells Tim that he’s going to be a Dillon Panther when he grows up. Tim decides to teach Bo how to throw a spiral. Tim gives him some instruction on how to throw and then Bo gets a chance to throw. Bo follows Tim’s directions and throws a decent pass.
Lyla is telling Jason about what happened with her Dad. Jason thinks that her mother will probably get passed what happened and will forgive Buddy. Jason seems happy and different to Lyla. Jason owes it to playing something again and says he hasn’t been this happy since the accident. Jason apologizes and says that Lyla makes him extremely happy, Lyla then notices Jason’s new tattoo. Lyla is shocked at the tattoo and thinks it’s a big deal. She’s surprised that Jason didn’t tell her about it. Lyla doesn’t think getting a tattoo is not like him but Jason says that it’s like him now.
Buddy is still at the Taylor’s home and he’s watching game tape. Coach Taylor wants to talk to Tami for a second, outside. Tami is really annoyed and she’s immediately complaining about Buddy. Coach Taylor has a dinner meeting concerning his future in coaching. He might be moving up to a college level job.
Bo is outside Tim Riggins house with his football when his mother comes over. She wants to know why Bo is over Tim’s house when she asked him to stay in the house. Bo tells his mother that he can hang out with Tim as long as he keeps his voice down because of Tim’s hangover. Bo wants Tim to come over for dinner. Tim accepts the invitation after Bo badgers his mother for an invitation.
Julie is upset that she’s going to be home alone with Buddy Garrity. Tami and Coach Taylor are going to their meeting and Julie will have to deal with being at home with Buddy.
Smash comes over to meet Waverly. Her father asks Smash if he’s noticed anything different about her and then asks Smash to look out for something different and if he sees it to let him know.
Jason is introducing some of the people that he plays Rugby with to Lyla. Susan walks up to Jason to check out his tattoo. Lyla introduces herself as Jason’s fiancé.
Buddy is watching TV and eating pork chops. Julie walks into the kitchen and Buddy invites her to eat a pork chop with him. Buddy asks Julie about where her parents went for dinner but Julie lies and doesn’t tell him about the meeting with the college.
Tim is over for dinner and Bo is spilling his guts out about his mother’s ex-boyfriend. Bo says that Hank was dumb and that he’s the reason why she moved from Knoxville to Dillon.
Jason asks the group if he has a remote chance of starting on the team. Lyla says that he’ll make the team because he was an ex-quarterback. Herc then says that football is not Quad Rugby. Herc won’t back off with Lyla. Susan tries to diffuse the situation but only makes it worse when Lyla starts to challenge her. She thinks that she should tattoo someone else’s fiancé.
Smash is hanging out with Waverly and some friends and they are talking about Literature and who and what they are studying. Waverly is wondering why they are not studying Black poets as well as White poets. Waverly is acting different, she’s the life of the party and not in the background but not only that she’s getting really emotional. Smash tries to calm her down but instead he gets a really passionate kiss.
Julie is over Tyra’s house. Tyra hands her a drink and then Julie tells Tyra that she’s been forbidden to hang out with her. Matt and Landry show up and say “Hi”. Landry makes a toast to Tyra. He’s happy to be in the same house as Tyra and strippers. Matt doesn’t want Julie to get grounded and hopes she won’t get in trouble for being over at Tyra’s house. Tyra’s mother is up and walking around the house. Matt notices that she does look ok. Tyra’s mother stumbles and sits down on a glass table and it shatters. She’s bleeding and Tyra has to call for help.
Coach Taylor and Tami are at their dinner meeting when Tami gets a call. Julie calls Tami and tells her that she’s at the hospital with Tyra and that Tyra’s mother is at the hospital. Julie has to admit that she was at a party at Tyra’s house and that there is no adult around. Tami is going straight over to the hospital.
Tim is talking to Bo’s mother. Bo is super excited and gives Tim a picture of himself to keep. Tim tells Bo “good night” and thanks them both for dinner.
Smash is talking to Waverly about how different she’s acting. Waverly tells Smash that she’s been on medication and she decided to stop taking it. She was on some meds for a mood disorder. Waverly doesn’t want to take the drugs anymore and doesn’t want her dad to know about it. Waverly thinks she’s ok but Smash is a little worried about her but not enough to tell her dad right now.
Landry thinks he had a breakthrough with Tyra. Tami shows up at the hospital, she asks Matt to take Julie home while she stays at the hospital with Tyra and her mother.
Coach Taylor comes home looking for Julie. Buddy is in the house quiet and then mentions to Coach that he knows he went to meet with Neil Kinney. Buddy read the notepad and figured out that he had a meeting and asks him if he will take the job if he’s offered it. Coach Taylor doesn’t give him a straight answer.
Lyla asks Jason if he loves Susan. Jason laughs it off but he’s never seen Lyla this wasted before, there is obviously something going on with Lyla. Jason keeps laughing because he thinks that she’s funny when she’s drunk. Lyla is really sad and serious because Jason is changing and he’s changing without her. Jason reassures her that he loves her and that he will fight for her because he really does love her and wants her in his life.
Tami is at Tyra’s house and she can see that the house is a mess from the party. Tyra walks out of her mother’s room and thanks Tami for showing up. Tyra is upset and wants Tami to stop pretending like she cares because she won’t even let Julie hang out with her. Tami tells Tyra that Julie is changing and that she was blaming Tyra for it but it’s just that she’s growing up.
Buddy is leaving the Taylor’s home. Buddy is upset that Coach Taylor is meeting with TMU. Coach Taylor thinks that Buddy is hiding his head in football too much and that he needs to worry more about his family and less about football. Buddy says that he’ll always care about the Panthers, not matter what happens with him at home.
Tami is done helping Tyra clean up around the house. Tami asks Tyra to come into her office on Monday to talk about her academics.
***Quick Cuts***
Smash gets a call from Waverly and she wants to know if he will come over.
Lyla spent the night with Jason and he wakes up saying “Victory”. He plans on returning to Dillon to be with Lyla when Quad Rugby is over.
Tami gives Julie a hug.
Tim Riggins helps his new neighbor out by fixing her gutters.
Smash makes it over to meet Waverly and he can’t find her. She is sitting on the floor with her hands over her face.
Coach Taylor tells his wife that TMU made the offer.

SOURCE: TV.com

Tim Riggins is at a pool hall with his dad and they are hustling a game of pool. Tim and his father win $100 in a game and the loser doesn’t want to pay up. Tim hits the guy in the back with a ball and then they start to shove each other. A bouncer in the pool hall breaks up the fight.
Julie and Matt are studying Spanish and then they start making out. Grandma Saracen walks into the room and asks Matt to keep his hands off of her pudding.
Julie is on her way home after “studying” with Matt and on her way out the door she tells Matt that she thinks that they should have sex. Julie thinks that it’s time for it and Matt is stunned. Julie’s mother says “Hi” to Matt and he pauses and stutters, “Hi, Mrs. Coach”.
***Theme Music***
Landry is giving Matt a gift, an old condom that’s been in his wallet for who knows how long. Smash takes the old condom and throws it out and gives Matt some of his own advice.
Jason and Herc arrive in Austin late. Herc is interested in the ladies while Jason is concerned about being on time and trying out for the Quad Rugby team.
Tyra goes over to the Riggins house and she asks for Billy. She tells Billy that Tim is drinking again and she’s hoping that Billy can help. Billy tells Tyra that there is nothing that either of them can do about it and that Tim is going to have to figure things out on his own.
Buddy admits to Coach Taylor that he cheated on his wife. Coach Taylor doesn’t want to hear anything about it but Buddy is still telling him about his experience. Coach Taylor gives him some advice and tells Buddy that he needs to end the affair completely and he needs to go home and take care of his family.
Matt and Landry are at a drug store and they are trying to decide what type of condoms to get. Tami Taylor is at the drug store and she can see Landry and Matt looking at condoms to buy.
Tami is at home concerned, she is looking at Julie’s baby pictures. When Julie comes home she tells her that she saw Matt buying condoms at the drug store and asks her if she knows anything about it. Julie pauses and is a little scared but tells her mother that she doesn’t know anything about it. Tami wants to have a talk about it. Tami asks Julie if she is having sex with Matt and Julie says that they haven’t but that they are thinking about it. Tami is very concerned and she gets emotional. She knows that Julie isn’t ready to have sex. Julie doesn’t really see what the big deal is and that concerns Tami even more. Tami tells her that it is a big deal and that she can wait.
Julie meets up with Matt before practice and she tells Matt that her mother saw him buying condoms. Julie still doesn’t understand what the big deal is about losing their virginity.
During practice Matt is getting various advices from football players about having sex.
Tim’s father is at practice and he is asking Coach Taylor to give Tim more carries during the game. He gets into a minor confrontation with Coach Taylor but the Coach avoids anything major and asks Tim’s dad to go over to the sidelines.
Coach Mac tells Coach Taylor that a $3,000 camera is missing.
Lyla is on the phone with Jason. Jason is telling her about his experience but she is distracted when her parents start making out with each other in front of her.
Herc comes into the room and tries to get Jason to go to a party with him, Lyla can hear him in the background and she’s curious about a “party” but Jason says he doesn’t want to go.
There is a pretty big party going on and Jason decides to go. Jason is talking to a girl and he apologizes to her for the way he was acting towards her when he first arrived to Austin. Her name is Susan. Susan is a tattoo artist and Jason begins to have a conversation with her.
Coach Mac says that one of the Coach’s saw Tim Riggins dad go into the A/V (Audio Visual) room before the camera went missing. Coach Taylor tells Mac that he’ll take care of it.
Coach Taylor goes over to Tim Riggins house. Tim’s father answers the door and Coach Taylor tells him that a Coach at the school saw him walking out of the A/V room. Tim comes to the door and tells Coach Taylor that if his father says he didn’t take the camera that he should believe him. Coach Taylor apologizes to Tim and tells him that he’ll see him at practice.
Buddy is apologizing to Tyra’s mom. He can not work with her anymore after having an affair with her. He is offering her money and tells her that he can set her up with a job at another place.
Julie is asking Tyra about her first time. Tyra tells Julie that she doesn’t have to do it right now. Julie tells Tyra that she likes Matt and that she just needs to “get the information and gather the data”. Even Tyra feels like Julie’s reasons for having sex are too analytical.
Jason is out with Susan and he is telling her about the incident that happened on the field that left him paralyzed. Susan tells Jason that she would’ve spent her whole life wondering “why” and Jason tells her that he spent a lot of time wondering the same thing until he finally started to deal with the fact that he couldn’t walk.
Jason takes a trip to Susan’s tattoo parlor. She tells Jason that he shouldn’t get any Chinese symbols or barbed wire or naked ladies. Jason is going to get a tattoo, some writing that means peace.
Tim wakes up and he’s going to fix the headlight on his truck, when he goes into the garage to find some tools he finds the camera that his father took from the football team. After finding the camera Tim gets upset and asks his father to leave the house.
Matt and Julie are getting ready to meet each other to “have sex”. Matt is really nervous and Julie dolls herself up.
Julie arrives and she is still really unemotional about having sex, she tells Matt that they have until 11pm and that they should just “get right down to the sex”.
Coach Taylor is looking for some aspirin and he’s looking underneath the sink. Coach Taylor finds some designer underwear in the bathroom and he shows it to Tami. They both conclude that it’s Julie’s underwear. Tami tells Coach Taylor that she saw Matt buying condoms and that she spoke to Julie about having sex. Coach Taylor still doesn’t take the news well and says that he will send Julie to a nunnery in Rome and rip Matt’s head off if he touches his daughter. Coach calls Lois up and they find out that she is not at her house; they don’t know where Julie is.
Tim visits Applebee’s because he wants to talk to Tyra. Tyra is busy at work and so Tim will have to talk to her later.
Matt and Julie are kissing and Julie feels weird about the deer that is perched up on the wall, she feels like it is staring at her and judging her. Matt and Julie begin to kiss again and Julie is distracted again, this time Matt stops and says that maybe they shouldn’t have sex. He tells Julie that they don’t have to do it, they can just hang out together and eat and study. Julie is relieved and they stop.
Coach Taylor and Tami are sitting around waiting for Julie to come home. Tami tells Eric that she really wants to be able to talk to her daughter about everything and that she feels confident that they raised her right. She has faith in Julie and that she will make good decisions.
Matt and Julie do not have sex and are playing around and having fun in a normal innocent way.
Tim is drinking again and he shows up at the pool hall by himself without his father there to protect him.
Tyra’s mother is at Applebee’s and she tells Tyra that she lost her job.
Tyra gets a call about Tim because he’s about to get himself into a fight.
Tim is outside by himself and he’s fighting and getting beat up by the guy that his father and he hustled earlier in the week. Billy and Tyra arrive to break up the fight but Tim has already been beat up pretty well.
It is past 1:30am when Julie and Matt wake up; Matt tells Julie that he loves her as he is dropping her off. Julie tells Matt that she loves him too.
Coach Taylor and Tami waited up for Julie and they are on the couch. Julie walks in and her father wants to know if she is ok and Julie explains that nothing happened and that she just fell asleep. She thanks her mother for the talk and then goes to bed. Coach Taylor is relieved that nothing happened.
Matt is looking over at Julie at church. Buddy is in church with his family.
Tyra is driving along with her mother when her mother decides to make a visit to church to confront Buddy Garrity about losing her job and their affair.
Buddy gets attacked in front of everyone about losing her job.
Lyla and her mother walk off embarrassed by what happened.
Tim drives over in his truck to Coach Taylor’s house. He delivers the camera that his father stole. Coach Taylor wants to know if he’s alright but Tim just tells Coach Taylor that he’ll see him in practice.

SOURCE: TV.com

Smash is being interviewed by the local media about the Black players that walked-out of practice. Smash tells the reporter that the issue is about the comments and thoughts of Coach Mac making assumptions about what people can do based on color. Smash mentions that he would like to see him fired.
The Football Coaches are having a meeting about replacing the players that have walked-out. Coach Taylor decides to dip into the Junior Varsity to get players.
The Panthers are practicing. They have 3 days to practice for their next playoff game. The practice is a mess. The new players do not know where to go or what to do. Tim Riggins is upset with the new Junior Varsity players.
The Panthers run a play and Tim Riggins gets hit because a JV player missed an assignment. Tim is livid.
Coach Taylor asks Tim to lead and stop yelling and breaking people down.
Coach Taylor explains to a few JV players that they are going to be playing on Friday Night, so they have to get serious.
Coach assigns Tim Riggins to the three JV players. He wants Tim to be a leader and an example to the JV players. ***theme music***
The Taylor’s are watching Smash’s interview on TV. Smash says that he will play on Friday night if Coach Mac McGill is fired.
Tami and Coach Taylor want to talk to Julie about her friendship with Tyra. Tami is concerned about her behavior since becoming her friend because she’s never skipped school until Tyra. Julie’s attitude seems to have changed; she is talking back to her parents and she’s bringing other things up and “throwing things” in her parents face. She mentions that they were against her for dating Matt Saracen and she suggests that they home school her. Coach Taylor tries to explain to Julie that Tyra is dragging her down. Julie says that they are being prejudice towards Tyra because of her past. Julie throws what happened with the team in their faces by saying if the team wasn’t so prejudice that half the team wouldn’t have walked out.
Jason is talking to Tami about his opportunity for playing on the National Rugby Team. Jason tells Tami that he is prepared to take the GED if he gets too far behind on his school work. He tells her that he is “putting all his eggs in a basket” for Quad Rugby.
Matt Saracen is hanging out with Landry and he is looking for Julie. He runs into Tyra and she can see that Matt has created a mixed CD for Julie as a present. She makes fun of Matt and his CD. Landry tries to act cool and talk to Tyra. Landry is trying to flirt with Tyra but it’s not working. Tyra convinces Matt that he needs to spend money on a nice present to get in Julie’s good graces.
Tim is at lunch with the JV kids that were assigned to him by Coach Taylor. Tim asks one of them a question about a play and he gets it wrong. Tim lays into his players, he’s being excessively mean to the JV players but they are in a serious playoff game. Tim and the JV players walk by Smash and he’s sitting with the other Black football players that have walked-out on the team.
Some of the Black players are afraid that they are going to lose their roster spot and miss an opportunity to get a college scholarship. Smash tries to reassure the players that everything will be ok.
Coach Taylor is having a meeting with all his Coach’s and Mac was not invited to the meeting. Mac feels like Coach Taylor is having secret meetings without him and he’s worried. Coach Taylor is upset with Coach Mac because his “apology” seemed insincere. Coach Mac feels like he did what he was asked to do when he apologized. Coach Taylor tells Coach Mac that he could be terminated as a result of everything that has happened.
Landry is telling Matt that Tyra was right about the mixed CD even though it was Landry’s idea. Landry includes himself in a sentence with Tyra and Matt makes fun of him because Tyra would never date Landry in Matt’s opinion. Matt is looking at rings and he only has $50 to spend. He decides to buy her a piece of jewelry with her birthstone.
Buddy Garrity visits Mac and tells him that things will be ok for him. Buddy then goes into Coach Taylor’s office to talk about the game. Buddy tells Coach Taylor that they can not win the playoff game without the other players. The Boosters took a vote and said they voted to fire Coach Mac. Buddy wants to win and even though he is a friend of Mac McGill’s he feels like he should be fired for the good of the team. Coach Taylor stands up for Coach Mac, for the time being.
Coach Taylor goes into Tami’s office because he needs to talk. There is a student in Tami’s office and Coach Taylor practically kicks her out so he can speak to his wife. Coach Taylor needs some unbiased clear advice and asked to speak to Tami as a guidance counselor. The Boosters want to fire Mac McGill but Coach Taylor doesn’t want to fire him. As a “guidance counselor” she says that what he said is a reason for termination. Then Coach Taylor wants advice from his “wife” and she tells him that the team is more important then Mac McGill. Coach asks if there is anyone else he can talk to and Tami says, yes. He can talk to her as a “friend” and as a friend she feels that it’s not about the team or Mac McGill but it’s about himself. He has to fire him for his own reputation.
Smash is working out and talking to Waverly about his decision to walk out on the team. Smash’s mother is overhearing his conversation with Waverly and she has a concerned look on her face. Waverly continues to encourage Smash and his decision. Waverly says that she knows that Mac McGill is going to get fired because the Panthers can’t win without them.
Mac shows up at Coach Taylor’s house. Mac is telling Coach Taylor about the way he grew up and the way his father was. Mac tells Coach Taylor that some of the beliefs may have crept into his head and he knows that he didn’t mean to come off racist or in a bad light. Mac gives Coach Taylor his resignation for the sake of the team.
Tami thinks it is going to be easier for Coach Taylor now because Mac resigned. Coach Taylor says that he feels like he needs to do what is right.
Coach is being interviewed by the media and says that Coach Mac is going to be the offensive coordinator for the Dillon Panthers. Coach Taylor did not accept his resignation.
Tim is walking down the hallway and he sees Smash. Tim wonders if Smash is really not going to play and Smash says he really isn’t going to play. Tim tells Smash that the team needs them and their leader back. Tim says that he’s not a leader. Smash jokes with him and says that Mac said he’s a natural born leader because he’s White.
Jason is packing and getting ready to tryout for the Quad Rugby team. He is spending time with Lyla while he packs. Herc is honking the horn outside. Herc is outside in his truck. He’s there to pick Jason up and take him to his tryout in Austin.
Julie is going to the movies with Tyra. Tyra takes Julie over to where her sister works. Julie is in a strip club with Tyra because that is where Tyra’s sister works. Tyra tells Julie that she shouldn’t pick up the phone until Matt calls at least 5 times. Julie picks up the phone anyway because she does like Matt and doesn’t want to completely upset him. Matt tells Julie that he really wants to talk to her and wants to know where she is. Julie tells Matt that she’s at the “Landing Strip” a strip club. Matt and Landry are a bit surprised to hear that she’s at a strip club.
Smash’s mother tells Smash that the Mac McGill situation is over. Smash feels like he can’t end it because he’s the leader and everyone is looking up to him. Mrs. Williams gives Smash some perspective on the situation. She tells Smash that he’s a 17 years old kid and that by not playing he’s not really proving anything. Her advice is for Smash to move on with his life, to play football, get a scholarship to a good school and get a degree.
Matt and Landry are at the strip club to talk to Julie. Landry is giving Matt advice on how to act in a strip club. Landry is trying to flirt with Tyra. Landry is staring at all the girls and he’s not following his own advice to Matt about looking girls in the eye. Matt says that he has a lot of stuff that he wants to talk to Julie about. Landry wandered away and onto the floor of the strip club. Tyra noticed that he’s missing. A police officer catches the underage kids at the club and brings them to the police station. Landry, Matt, Tyra and Julie are all at the station. Everyone gets picked up from the station except for Julie.
Coach Taylor and Tami are outside the police station purposely letting Julie stay in the holding cell for a long time. They pick Julie up and they get home. Tami asks Julie why she was at a strip club. Julie tells her that she was with Tyra and they were picking up Tyra’s sister. Tami is upset because she feels like Julie is getting into trouble directly or indirectly because of Tyra. Julie continues to argue about her friendship with Tyra. Tami doesn’t want Julie hanging out with Tyra at all. Coach Taylor isn’t really sure what happened so Tami and Coach Taylor appear on different pages to Julie. Julie storms away to her room.
The Dillon Panther team is loading up on the School Bus getting ready to go their playoff game. Smash Williams and the rest of the players that walked out are coming back to play. Smash walks by Coach Mac and tells him that “he knows who he is” but that he’s playing regardless.
The second round of the Texas High School championship playoffs for the Dillon Panthers finds the team playing against Dunston Valley. The Dunston Valley Cardinals were not expecting Smash Williams and the other Black players to play this week but they are in the line-up.
The Panthers run a play to Smash Williams and he is driven hard out of bounds. Another play is run to Smash and he is tackled and driven into the ground. Smash catches a swing pass and breaks it all the way for a touchdown. The Panthers are winning 14 to 7 in the 2nd quarter. Dunston Valley ties the game up with a touchdown pass.
The Dillon Panthers have the ball back. Smash Williams was hit early on a pass play but there is no penalty call. Smash gets a handoff and there is an obvious face mask on Smash and the referee’s aren’t calling any penalties. Coach Taylor tells Smash to keep his cool and not let the referee’s get to him mentally.
Early in the 4th quarter Dillon is winning 34 to 30. The Panthers run a handoff to Smash and he breaks it up the middle and runs it all the way for a touchdown. Smash is clearly in the end zone when he is hit late and hard by a Dunston Valley Cardinal player. There is no penalty call. The defensive player is in Smash’s face and Smash is trying to ignore him. The Cardinal Player calls Smash a “tar baby” Smash is walking away but then Tim Riggins levels the Cardinal Player and a big brawl breaks out on the field.
The teams are separated and are in the locker room. The two Coaches are outside awaiting the decision of the game. The game was called they will not continue the game. UIL considers 3 complete quarters a full game. The Dillon Panthers are awarded the win. The Panthers are going to leave right away; Coach Taylor doesn’t even want the team to change. The team gets on the bus in full gear.
The players or on the bus and the bus is completely quiet. A police siren can be heard in the distance and the bus is eventually pulled over. Coach Taylor walks out of the bus and the police officer wants to speak to Smash Williams. The officers say that witnesses are saying the Smash threw the first punch in the brawl.
Mac McGill tells the police officers that they can not get on the bus until they get a warrant. Mac makes a standoff with the police officers about getting Smash of the bus and the officers back down.
The bus ride is long and quiet and they eventually make it to school where they are celebrating outside. Coach Taylor gives his wife a hug. Smash Williams speaks to Mac and Mac tells him that the police made a mistake the same way he did. Smash gets a hug from his mother. Matt meets with Julie and wants to have a word with her. Julie tells Matt that she was worried about him when the fight broke out. Matt gives Julie her gift and asks Julie officially to be his girlfriend. Julie gives Matt a kiss and a hug.

SOURCE: TV.com