Jagger Brennen has spent his entire life carrying burdens far heavier than the footballs he tucks under his arm on Friday nights. Born into a small Tennessee town steeped in tradition, he's always been the kid working before dawn, looking after his struggling mother, and wondering about the father he never got the chance to meet. Football is his only escape-a place where, for a few hours, he can run toward something instead of away from it.
When tragedy strikes the family of his teammate, Jagger finds himself thrust into the spotlight under the Friday night lights, stepping into a role he never expected. As he fights to prove himself on the field, he embarks on a deeper journey-one that forces him to confront his past, his faith, and the question of whether life is something that happens to you or something you take into your own hands.
Set against the backdrop of a football season filled with second chances, heartbreak, and hope, 4th and Inches is a coming-of-age novel about resilience, community, and the moments that define us. It's about family-the one you're born into and the one you build along the way. And it's about faith-not just in God, but in yourself.
For fans of Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side, this heartfelt story will remind you that sometimes, the biggest victories in life don't happen in the end zone.