What Is A Superb Example Of Book Breaking Rules

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The book ONE GAME is superb example of breaking rules. The book is based on a high school football player who broke the rules in school and didn't get to play the regular season of football his senior year. HE got suspended for weeks because he got in trouble with the law. The first game he got to play his senior was the semi-finals game in the playoffs. He had lost his scholarship offers due to breaking the rules. There were college football coaches there watching the game. After they won the game one coach told him if he does good enough in state championship he wouldn’t care about his past.

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