Under Friday Lights

At Central Georgia State University, Friday nights belong to two kinds of legends-the ones under the stadium lights and the ones tearing through the rodeo arena.

Jordan Hayes came here chasing more than a degree - a new start, a fresh arena, and the open space to breathe again. Riley Carson's been the campus golden boy since his first year, a quarterback with a heart he doesn't let many people see.

A dorm mix-up puts them under the same roof, and what starts as irritation turns into quiet mornings, long drives, and the kind of friendship that feels dangerously close to love.

She's the girl who runs barrels with fire in her eyes.
He's the boy who throws passes like prayers.

And somewhere between the rodeo grounds and the fifty-yard line, they learn that home isn't always a place - sometimes it's a person.