National Champions

With three days until the college football championship game, Heisman-winning quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) catches his school and sport flat-footed by calling on both teams to boycott unless the NCAA agrees to student athlete compensation. The intense behind-the-scenes wrangling for coach James Lazor (J.K. Simmons) and others trying to defuse the situation propel this issue-driven sports drama. Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant co-star. 116 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.