Characters
This Permian coach is under intense pressure to win and keep the town’s football legacy alive.
Coach Gary Gaines
The town in Texas where Friday Night Lights is set.
Odessa
Permian’s players feel they can only be punished if they do this.
LOSE
Who takes the longest in the restroom
Alexis
This player is known for his flashy style, fumbles, and complicated relationship with his father.
Don Billingsley
This rival town is known for its racial tensions with Odessa and tough football team.
Midland
Ivory Christian considers abandoning this future career path.
Preaching
Who is TOP slacker
Tierra
This quiet, religious linebacker is conflicted between football and becoming a preacher.
Ivory Christian
The name of the high school team the book follows.
Permian Panthers
These former players feel this about their current lives compared to high school.
regret or disappointment
Best doorman
Miles
The star running back whose knee injury nearly ruins the Panthers’ season.
Boobie Miles
The name of the stadium where Permian plays its home games.
Ratliff Stadium
Permian defeats this team in their first playoff game.
Amarillo
Class Sleeper
Amina
This quarterback struggles with self-confidence and the weight of expectations.
Mike Winchell
This place is symbolic of Odessa’s economic struggles and the boom-bust oil cycle.
the oil field
After the Amarillo game, the players find this in their lockers.
an anonymous note calling them “losers”
Stay with a phone
Chloe or Aristile