Kile decided to use his opt-out and return to the Calipers in Ohio after winning a ring in Los Angeles just after his superstar teammate, LaDodge, was killed. He gets All-Pro forward Tyler Posey to join him from the Cincinnati Riverboats as well as All-Pro center Sasha Stinkovich form the Pontiac Wide Tracks to replace LD as well as hobbled center, Andre Wayans. His wife Abbey leaves her fellowship at Los Angeles City College, but instead of returning to the University of Akron, she enters into expectant motherhood as she becomes pregnant. Former Calipers Head Coach Ron Black is now General Manager, his former offensive coordinator Johnny Roland has been promoted to Head Coach, with Kile's friend Eric Winters returning to Ohio to become defensive coordinator. Former GM Chaz Graham is now club president as well as becoming engaged to media liaison, Brianna Morgan. Ron's former mentor, Ivan Dropabich still coaches the Wide Tracks, but their relationship is complicated by newly acquired Pontiac Center Vlad the Impaler Putinski whose rough house paly causes a series of serious mishpas including a death to reserve guard, Jamal Makabom of the Cals which causes new IRO commissioner, Stan Toomer to take action when the authorities look the other way, and even Kile himself is forced to later get involved when Vlad still hasn't settled down. Kile and Tyler and Stinky also play in the Pan Am Games before training camp, and the season has a slam-bang ending when yet another unexpected disaster strikes the pacific Northwest in the league Finals against the Seattle 707's.