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9. Cole Landry's Draft Day Party

When top college QB Cole Landry unexpectedly slips in the draft, rumors begin circulating that tangle Casey and Henry in the secret lives of college athletes.

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The crew cater a party for college quarterback Cole Landry ( Aaron Hill ) who is expected to be drafted by the NFL and the party will be broadcast on television. Ron tells Henry of a personal health concern, which Kyle overhears. Ron also wants everyone to not use their cellphones because complaints they've been receiving. Kyle gets news that if he can leave early, his band will be able play a gig, but Ron denies his request. Kyle then plays a prank on Ron by using the information he heard earlier by getting one of the guests ( Daniel Franzese ) who is pre-med to inform Ron he might have prostate cancer.

Henry gets advice from Jerome, one of the football players, who thinks he is being treated unfairly by Casey. When Landry does not get drafted due to rumors of him being gay, Casey poses as his girlfriend for television. The rumor is confirmed on television when a photo is shown of him kissing another man, which Jerome sees who then confronts Cole about it live on television—with Casey in the middle of it.

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