Did they get held back a year? Because I thought that Tim Riggins was the same year as Jason Street which would have made him a senior season two and yet he's still playing football at the beginning of season 3, and smash has graduated, so did he get held back a year or what the heck happened? Same with Tyra?
shareIt was never officially addressed, but what it was, was a major goof on the writers part in season 1. In season 1, Street, Riggins, and Reyez were all seniors. Matt was a sophomore, Landry was a sophomore, Smash was a junior, and that's pretty much it.
Riggins became a fan favorite though (writers loved Kitsch as well) so they essentially made him a Junior, gave Smash an extra year, gave Reyez an extra year and kept Matt a Sophomore.
Think about it. Matt and Landry were in the same grade as well, but then after season 3, suddenly Landry was a junior when Matt was a senior.
It ultimately came down to actors who could be afforded, an interchange of writers and networks, and the show trying to right many of the supposed wrongs of seasons 1 and 2.
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Just a theory, but worth pointing out, nonetheless.