"On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying Marshall University's football team, coaches, and supporters crashed and burned just seconds before landing. There were no survivors. It was the worst sports-related disaster in U.S. history. On September 25, 1971 a patched-together Marshall team won its first home game against Xavier University of Ohio in the last seconds of the game. It was the greatest victory in the history of college sports. Ashes to glory is the true story of the fatal accident that claimed the lives of Marshall University's 1970 Thundering Herd - a team on the threshold of greatness with blue chip players on their way to the pros. With this tragedy as its backdrop, it then moves on to chronicle the faith and courage that carried the Herd to an unvelievable victory less than one year later." -- container.