Necessary Roughness
Sep 27, 1991 | IMDB 5.5
108 min Watch NowComedy
When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?
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