Review: Players risk more than a shot at becoming 'National Champions'
"National Champions" is thoughtful, involving, as current as can be — and oddly named. The college football national championship likely hangs in the balance, but the film is barely about that. Apart from highlights and coaches watching tape, there isn't a snap of football.
Rather, it's about a superstar player's threat to sit out the title game in an attempt to force the NCAA to pay its student-athletes. The film examines the issues and is
