I just finished the series last night and I gotta say it was an eye opener into football recruiting. It was so interesting to see those assistant coaches ask the EMCC coaches how xxx_players character is and the academic advisor if they were going to make grades. What a roll of the dice with offering a scholarship to any of those players.
Overall, the series was beautifully shot and definitely had a Hard Knocks vibe to it as far as how they edited the story.
I think one of the most poignant moments was episode 5 (if memory serves) where Ronald Ollie's English teacher was helping him understand the irony in a story she'd assigned the class. In it she gives the example of a husband should protect his wife, when Ollie's father murdered his mother. I wonder if that even went through Ronald's mind at the time.
Awesome show. Looking forward to season two.