Necessary Roughness is a 1991 sports movie directed by Stan Dragoti. The film stars Scott Bakula, Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, and Sinbad, among others.
The movie centers around the fictional Texas Southern Armadillos football team, which gets disqualified from playing due to cheating and poor grades among its players. The university is left without a football team, but the dean of the school, played by Robert Loggia, is determined to keep the sport alive on campus.
He hires a new coach, Ed Gennero, played by Hector Elizondo, who is tasked with putting together a new team made up of actual students who attend the university. The problem is that the new team is made up of inexperienced players who have never played football at the college level.
Enter Paul Blake, played by Scott Bakula. Blake is a former star quarterback who left college early to pursue a career in the NFL. He is recruited to come back to college and help lead the new team to victory.
Along the way, the team faces various obstacles, including a lack of funding, disagreements among players, and a tough and experienced opponent in their first game. The team also deals with personal challenges, including relationships and academic struggles.
Despite the odds against them, the new team manages to find success on the field. They eventually make it to the championship game, where they face the team that cheated them out of a victory earlier in the season.
The movie ends with a dramatic and exciting championship game, in which the underdogs pull off a surprising victory, much to the delight of the fans and the university.
Necessary Roughness is a heartwarming and entertaining film that celebrates the underdog spirit and the power of teamwork and determination. It remains a beloved classic in the genre of sports movies.