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Last Chance U
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Genre
Documentary
sports film
Directed by
Greg Whiteley, Adam Ridley
Music by
Yuri Tománek, Joseph Minadeo
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
14
Production
Producer(s)
Adam Leibowitz
Adam Ridley
Location(s)
Scooba, Mississippi, United States
Running time
52–76 minutes
Production company(s)
Condé Nast Entertainment
Endgame Entertainment
One Potato Productions
Distributor
Netflix
Release
Original release
July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
External links
Website
www.netflix.com/title/80091742
Last Chance U is a documentary series produced by Netflix. The series focuses on the football program at East Mississippi Community College. The title of the series refers to the fact that many of the players recruited to play at EMCC have been removed from Division I rosters due to academic or disciplinary issues, and playing at the JUCO level is their "last chance" to prove themselves and return to Division I. The first season showcased the 2015 American football season and was released worldwide on July 29, 2016.[1] Netflix returned for a second season following the EMCC Lions in their 2016 season, which was released on July 21, 2017.[2] The third season will be filmed in 2017 at a different school: Independence Community College in Kansas.[3]
Contents
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1 Synopsis
1.1 Season 1
1.2 Season 2
1.3 Season 3
2 Reception
3 EMCC featured staff
4 Players
4.1 Season 1
4.2 Season 2
5 Crew
6 References
7 External links
Synopsis[edit]
The series focuses on all aspects of the football program at East Mississippi Community College, one of the most successful JUCO programs in the country. Major themes include the academic struggles of the players, some of whom have come from severely disadvantaged backgrounds. Team academic advisor Brittany Wagner is featured prominently as she is tasked with getting all team members to graduate on time. Head coach Buddy Stephens' struggles with controlling his temper is also a major theme, which is often juxtaposed with his devout Christian faith that he attempts to impart on the team.
Season 1[edit]
The crew followed the EMCC Lions during their 2015 season as they attempted to capture their fourth JUCO national title. While the team appeared dominant for much of the year, their season was derailed after a brawl broke out during their game with Mississippi Delta. EMCC was disqualified from the state playoffs and a potential berth to the national championship game.[4]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Result
August 27 Southwest Mississippi No. 1 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 69–20
September 3 at No. 4 Copiah–Lincoln No. 1 Stone Stadium • Wesson, MS L 24–31 OT
September 10 Coahoma No. 7 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 69–0
September 17 at Northeast Mississippi No. 7 Tiger Stadium • Booneville, MS W 56–7
September 26 Itawamba No. 6 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 48–24
October 1 at Jones County No. 7 Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field • Ellisville, MS W 49–7
October 8 at Holmes No. 6 Ras Branch Field • Goodman, MS W 44–28
October 15 No. 4 Northwest Mississippi No. 8 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 49–16
October 22 at Mississippi Delta No. 3 Jim Randall Field • Moorhead, MS W 48–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from NJCAA released prior to game. Source: [5].
Season 2[edit]
Netflix returned to Scooba to follow their 2016 season. Once again holding national championship aspirations, the team faced a major hurdle in that only 32 of their players were eligible for their opening game with Jones County Junior College due to suspensions related to the previous season's brawl. EMCC lost that game, 27–25, their first season-opening loss since 2010.[6] The Lions would go on to win the rest of their games, but were left out of the national championship game when they finished the season ranked No. 3 in the polls.[7]
Date
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
Result
September 1 at Jones County No. 1 Bobcat Stadium/Sim Cooley Field • Ellisville, MS L 25–27
September 8 at No. 17 Mississippi Gulf Coast No. 12 A. L. May Memorial Stadium • Perkinston, MS W 45–7
September 15 Northeast Mississippi No. 14 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 54–10
September 22 at No. 15 Itawamba No. 11 Eaton Field • Fulton, MS W 44–42
September 29 Mississippi Delta No. 9 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 73–7
October 6 at No. 16 Holmes No. 5 Ras Branch Field • Goodman, MS W 63–49
October 15 No. 1 Northwest Mississippi No. 4 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 51–32
October 20 at Coahoma No. 3 James E. Miller Stadium • Clarksdale, MS W 42–0
October 27 Hinds No. 3 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS W 42–0
November 5 Mississippi Gulf Coast No. 3 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS (MACJC Semifinal) W 27–24
November 12 No. 4 Northwest Mississippi No. 3 Sullivan–Windham Field • Scooba, MS (MACJC Championship) W 38–30
December 4 vs. No. 13 Kilgore No. 3 A. L. May Memorial Stadium • Perkinston, MS (Mississippi Bowl) W 27–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from NJCAA released prior to game. Source: [8].
Season 3[edit]
Despite being invited back to EMCC for a third season,[9] producers decided to move the show to Independence Community College of Kansas.[10] The new location is different in that ICC has historically had much lower expectations than EMCC; in 2016, it ended the season 5–4, its first winning season in ten years.[11] The ICC Pirates had a very successful recruiting campaign for the 2017 season, landing many acclaimed players who began at NCAA Division I schools.[12]
Reception[edit]
The series was given a positive review by SB Nation's Jason Kirk who summed it up as a "carefully crafted drama with personalities to care about."[13]
EMCC featured staff[edit]
Buddy Stephens (head coach)
Brittany Wagner (academic advisor)
Marcus Wood (offensive coordinator)
Davern Williams (defensive line coach)
Ed Holly (defensive coordinator, season 2)
Clint Trickett (quarterbacks coach)
Cade Wilkerson (running backs coach)
Players[edit]
Season 1[edit]
Player
Position
Transfer In
Transfer Out
Notes
John Franklin III QB Florida State Auburn Franklin was officially added to the Auburn football roster in 2016 and played sparingly in his first season on The Plains, recording one passing touchdown and two rushing touchdowns while backing up starter Sean White.[14] In August 2017 he transfered to Florida Atlantic University.[15]
Wyatt Roberts QB — Mississippi State On the show, Roberts mentions that if big offers don't come in, he's going to be content to move on to Mississippi State, where he would attend as a student and not walk-on to the football team.
True to his word, Roberts did not walk-on to Mississippi State.[16] However, after a quarterback transferred out of the team, Head Coach Dan Mullen approached Wyatt, who then walked-on to the team.[17]
Dacorius (D. J.) Law RB — UAB Law was officially admitted to UAB after final clearance was provided on August 30, 2016. Struggling with academics and an injured knee, he did not play for UAB and left the team in May 2017.[18]
Allenzae Staggers WR — Southern Miss Staggers joined the Southern Miss football team after the culmination of his Junior year at EMCC. In his first season with the Golden Eagles, he lead the team in receiving yards with 1165, and added 7 touchdowns, [19][20] and was placed on the Biletnikoff Watch List[21] He also had a team record 292 receiving yards in a single game.[22]
Ronald Ollie DT — Nicholls State He played one year at Nicholls State and had 41 tackles, two sacks, and a touchdown. He then left, saying he wants to play at a higher level.[23]
Marcel Andry DT — Nicholls State Andry played 10 games in his first season with the Colonels and had 17 tackles.[24]
Gary McCrae OL — Louisville
James Davis OL — Mississippi State[25]
Isaiah Wright RB — West Georgia
Signed by Auburn in 2016, but never attended. [26] Committed to West Georgia in 2017 and attended spring training but never played for them, and in August 2017 it was announced that he was leaving the team.[27][28] On 13 September 2017, Wright was charged with criminal homicide connected to a fatal stabbing in Tennessee in July. [29]
Season 2[edit]
Player
Position
Transfer In
Transfer Out
Notes
DeAndre Johnson QB Florida State Florida Atlantic
Isaiah Wright RB — West Georgia Wright participated in spring football at WGU but left the school before the season began.[30] He was arrested for criminal homicide in September 2017. [31]
Chauncey Rivers DL Georgia Mississippi State
Dakota Allen LB Texas Tech Texas Tech
Kamonte "Kam" Carter DL Penn State Pittsburgh
Tim Bonner DL Louisville Florida Atlantic
Crew[edit]
Benjamin Cotner – executive producer
Edgar Doumerc – sound department
Joe Labracio – executive producer
Adam Leibowitz – producer
Lisa Nishimura – executive producer
Dawn Ostroff – executive producer
Adam Ridley – producer, director, editor
Jihan Robinson – executive producer
James D. Stern – executive producer
Lucas Smith – executive producer
Greg Whiteley – director, executive producer
Sam Young – sound department
Yuri Tománek – original music
Joseph Minadeo – original music
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "See Trailer for Gut-Wrenching College Football Doc Last Chance U". Rolling Stone. July 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ Evry, Max (August 15, 2016). "Last Chance U Season 2 gets greenlight from Netflix". CommingSoon.Net.
Jump up ^ http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/last-chance-u-renewed-1202538032/
Jump up ^ Donoho, Robby (October 23, 2015). "EMCC Football Disqualified from MACJC Playoffs, ICC Earns Playoff Berth". WCBI.com. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2015 EMCC Football Schedule". EMCC Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
Jump up ^ Walters, Scott (September 2, 2016). "Short-handed No. 1 EMCC falls to Jones County JC". The Commercial Dispatch. Columbus, MS. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ Ochs, Patrick (December 4, 2016). "EMCC claims bittersweet Mississippi Bowl". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, MS. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
Jump up ^ "2016 EMCC Football Schedule". EMCC Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
Jump up ^ http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/07/last-chance-u-buddy-stephens-season-2-east-mississippi-lions
Jump up ^ https://www.balls.ie/american-sports/netflix-changes-last-chance-u-season-3-371669
Jump up ^ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Netflixs-Critically-Acclaimed-Series-LAST-CHANCE-U-to-Return-for-Season-3-20170824
Jump up ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/ncaa-football/news/10-things-about-icc-before-last-chance-u-season-3/1jby3sui9nde11a2cpeholqxfd
Jump up ^ Kirk, Jason (July 5, 2016). "Review of Netflix's JUCO Football Doc Last Chance U, Your Preseason Binge-Watch". SB Nation.
Jump up ^ Olson, Max (August 25, 2016). "Q&A: East Mississippi CC Assistant Clint Trickett Talks Last Chance U". ESPN.
Jump up ^ http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Last-Chance-U-star-John-Franklin-Florida-Atlantic-11821758.php
Jump up ^ Flaherty, Kevin (August 4, 2016). "Last Chance U: Where are they now?". 247Sports.com.
Jump up ^ Green, Tom (August 25, 2016). "What Is Auburn's Plan for Quarterbacks John Franklin III and Jeremy Johnson?". Alabama Media Group.
Jump up ^ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/05/last_chance_u_star_dj_law_no_l.html
Jump up ^ http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4039277/allenzae-staggers
Jump up ^ "Allenzae Staggers Bio". southernmiss.com/. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Allenzae Staggers Added to Biletnikoff Watch List". southernmiss.com/. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
Jump up ^ http://www.espn.com/ncf/recap/_/id/400869375
Jump up ^ http://247sports.com/Bolt/Last-Chance-U-star-Ronald-Ollie-still-without-a-team-for-2017-105591651
Jump up ^ http://www.geauxcolonels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3296
Jump up ^ "Last Chance U Quarterback Added to Mississippi State Roster". Alabama Media Group. August 14, 2016.
Jump up ^ https://auburn.rivals.com/news/auburn-offers-emcc-athlete
Jump up ^ http://southcarolina.247sports.com/Bolt/Last-Chance-Us-Isaiah-Wright-no-longer-enrolled-at-West-Georgia-105729025
Jump up ^ Traynor, Mikey. "The Main Characters From 'Last Chance U' – Where Are They Now?".
Jump up ^ http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2017/09/14/last-chance-u-star-former-east-mississippi-back-isaiah-wright-charged-fatal-stabbing/665630001/
Jump up ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2727382-isaiah-wright-of-last-chance-u-no-longer-enrolled-at-division-ii-west-georgia
Jump up ^ http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2017/09/14/gifted-athletic-et-brothers-connected-fatal-alcoa-stabbing/664521001/
External links[edit]
Official website
Last Chance U on IMDb
EMCC athletics
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