Una joven estudiante norteamericana de la universidad de Wisconsin se enamora de un compañero de clase. Lo que ella ignora es que se trata del príncipe de Dinamarca, un joven que no quiere seguir la tradición de sus padres ni asumir sus deberes. Ésa es precisamente la razón por la que se ha trasladado a Estados Unidos, donde se hace pasar por un estudiante normal.
All his life, teenager Daniel Huffman and his grandma have dreamed of Daniel playing college football. After Daniel is cut from his high school team, his grandmother's encouragement and coaching get him a second chance at that dream. He works hard and becomes so good his coach believes he has a shot at making a top-ranked college team. But now Daniel faces a heart-wrenching choice that could force him to forever give up his dream.