David Harbour and Miles Teller, bankable, gettable, passable
Probably need to sell it as a Jimmy Mac biopic instead, sneak the Lavell layer in. Jimmy Mac wants to be recruited by the bigs, must take a risk on up and comer BYU instead. Lavell has all American QBs, but can’t break out of novelty status. They need each other but must work through differences. Both get validation with a dramatic win over a recognized team/talent.
Tagline … within the decade BYU won a NC, McMahon won a SuperBowl, … and SMU received the death penalty …