The Dillon Panthers look to continue their success without Coach Taylor, who has begun his new job at TMU, which is where he is when Tami goes into labor.

The start of school finds Tami struggling to adjust to life with a newborn without help from Coach Taylor, while Matt and Landry have trouble adjusting to new lifestyles.

Coach Taylor returns to Dillon to see his old team in shambles for the first game of the season, as Smash and Matt continue to struggle on and off the field.

Tim and Jason head to Mexico, where Jason hopes to explore experimental surgery, and Coach Taylor makes a huge career move.

Coach Taylor returns to Dillon as head coach, but it is not an easy homecoming; meanwhile, Tim and Lyla try to change Jason's mind about experimental surgery.

Landry comes clean to his father, forcing his dad to choose between being a father and a cop, and Tim has something to prove after he's kicked off the team.