The movie was just as expected, because it followed the truth of the story. As a school teacher, I found this story compelling because it shows the full time wholesome unselfishness determination by both the family and the student to succeed: a situation that rarely occurs these days in families where parents don't help their own children succeed. The majority of the college years were spent with the college coaches, who acted as themselves, during recruitment time. The movie appeared to end abrupty with his acceptance into the Ravens organization. However, it would be a great movie for students to see that anyone can succeed if they try hard enough.