Spike TV Picks Up Blue Mountain State

Spike TV has picked up football-themed comedy pilot Blue Mountain State to series. The 12-episode order for the project, from producer Brian Robbins, is the second new comedy series pickup recently for Spike, which also greenlighted the Matt Walsh starrer Players. Both series are slated for a summer premiere.

Produced by Lionsgate TV and Robbins’ Varsity Pictures, Blue Mountain State is in the vein of Animal House. The series follows three incoming freshmen (Darin Brooks, Chris Romano, Sam Jones III) who attend Midwestern football powerhouse Blue Mountain State and quickly must adapt to college life while juggling football, women, classes and nonstop hazing. Co-starring on the show are NFL running back-turned-actor Ed Marinaro as the team’s coach, Gabrielle Dennis as Jones’ controlling girlfriend and Alan Ritchson as a senior on the team.