After winning the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, Head Coach J.C. Abernathy's path to a repeat victory is threatened when a team scandal begins to surface and a dead body appears without warning.

JC tries to coach her team while dealing with an anonymous threat. The CSU Administration offers her little info on their sexual assault inquiry. Police recover the body from the river.

JC solves who was behind the anonymous threat with a threat of her own. To contain the assault scandal, JC is asked to support reassigning Coach Hagen within the Athletic Dept. She refuses.

The CSU Cougars head to a mid-season tournament hoping to turn their season around; but problems follow them on the road. Authorities learn the identity of the body pulled from the river.

After her accident, Shannon weighs legal action against CSU and JC. A secret that could end JC's marriage is exposed to Hillman. Police declare the body from the river an accidental death.

After her injury, Shannon decides to go on national television to discuss why she left CSU. Hillman struggles with his own personal demons. JC learns the identity of her potential enemies.

JC's suspicion of Hillman deepens. JC and player Elfrina are suspended for violating conference rules. Arlin sets out to prove the body found in the river was a result of foul play.

JC's curiosity about both President Barrington and Hillman Ford uncovers hints of a bigger scandal. JC must wrestle with what it implies about who she can trust at the university.

The Colton State Cougars are finally on a winning streak. Meanwhile, JC learns that Shannon's sexual assault scandal is just the tip of the iceberg in the Athletic Dept.

JC makes a huge decision that will affect the whole team, her future, and the image of the university. The only thing that derails her plans is murder.

Stuck in a terrible situation with no good options, JC enlists Garrett to help her protect her players and their future.

JC struggles to hold her team and family together in the aftermath of a tragedy: death and the many lies that overshadow it. Rumours and guilt threaten to upend her career and her marriage.