Will “The Machine” Vaughn’s obsessive discipline has made him the top high school football recruit in the country at the cost of everything else in his life. Set in the former capital of the Confederacy, we follow Will on a typical day of training in the Richmond, Virginia winter. Soon a new kid in town challenges Will by effortlessly beating him in a race. As their rivalry heats up, Will must choose between making a friend, or crushing his competition.