Spike TV Playing College Football At Blue Mountain State

Spike TV is heading to the college gridiron, greenlighting a football-themed comedy pilot from Brian Robbins. Blue Mountain State is a half-hour scripted comedy in the vein of Animal House. The project, written by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, follows three incoming freshmen attending Midwestern college football powerhouse Blue Mountain State who must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing. Robbins is executive producing and will direct the pilot, which goes into production in February. Robbins’ producing partner Sharla Sumpter Bridgett along with Romano and Falconer will serve as co-exec producers.

Former NFL running back-turned-actor Ed Marinaro stars as the team’s coach. Darin Brooks plays Alex, a talented quarterback content to ride the bench while partying with his best friend, Sammy, who aspires to be the school’s mascot. Sam Jones III plays Craig, the school’s top recruit and future pro whose life already is mapped out for him by his controlling girlfriend, Denise. The cast also includes Alan Ritchson as Thad, a senior on the football team who loves hazing incoming freshman.