Friday Night Lights

Summer comes to an end, and the team hopes to continue its success despite many changes taking place; Eric begins his career as TMU head coach; Tami goes into labor; someone from Tyra's past visits her; Matt and Landry struggle with new lifestyles.

The first day of school brings many changes; Tami's new life as the mother of a newborn proves to be difficult; Saracen's "perfect" life slowly slips away; Landry tries to embrace his new lifestyle; coaches, scouts and fans praise Smash.

The first Friday night of the season holds surprises for the Panthers; Smash and Saracen's problems get the best of them; Eric returns to see his old team in shambles; Riggins faces a scary situation.

Riggins and Street go to Mexico, as Street hopes to explore experimental surgery; Lyla tries to help a newcomer to Dillon; coach Taylor makes a big career move; a development in a police search instills trepidation in the lives of Tyra and Landry.

Coach Taylor returns to Dillon, but it is not an easy homecoming; the team must deal with conflict between Saracen and Smash; Riggins turns to Lyla for help in changing Street's mind about surgery.

Key evidence implicates Landry; Tami's sister stirs up things in the house; Riggins must prove to coach Taylor that he wants to be a part of the team.

Smash learns his college football options on the first day of recruiting; Coach Taylor has his attention on a new player; Saracen has a new cheerleader girlfriend; jealous Julie confides in a new teacher; Tami brings together Lyla and Tyra.

An unexpected incident occurs at the end of Smash's first recruiting trip; Saracen asks his girlfriend for an open relationship; Tami explodes on a teacher she thinks is getting too close to Julie; the brother of Tyra's attacker wants to meet her.

Landry continues to struggle with his conscience when he confesses to the murder of Tyra's attacker; Street contemplates his future as Herc sets him up with an online dating service; tension continues to build between Tami and Julie.

A tornado hits the Dillon County area, damaging a rival high school; coach Taylor welcomes Laribee; Julie and Tami adjust to Tim Riggins' living in their house; tension builds between Landry and Tyra.

Colleges pressure Brian for a verbal commitment; tension is high between Coach Taylor and Tim Riggins with regard to Julie; Tami and her sister continue to see things differently.

Tami and Coach Taylor look into day care for Gracie; Lyla starts a job at a Christian radio station; Matt discovers he is in love with an in-home nurse.

When charges are filed against Brian, he must decide whether to swallow his pride or stand up for what he believes; Jason finds a new career; Tami is hired as the girl's volleyball coach; Tim tries to express his feelings to Lyla.

Matt reaches a point where nothing seems to matter anymore; Landry's potential love interest could shake up his relationship with Tyra; Brian begins his three-game suspension and turns to Coach Taylor for advice.