Sapulpa football coach Jerry Bailey and assistant coach Paul Reagor went missing Jan. 22, 1976. The coaches — one dead, one alive — were located the next day.

While discussing the reboot of the hit NBC drama on Sirius XM’s “The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw” (via ET ), series star Kitsch said he’s “been asked” to come back for it. And although he remains open to returning to the field in some capacity, don’t expect him to stick around for more than “an episode.”

Taylor Kitsch is open to returning to Friday Night Lights, but he wouldn't want to stay very long. With a reboot of the mid-2000s football drama series in the works at Universal Television, Kitsch addressed his potential involvement with the new show during a Tuesday appearance on SiriusXM's The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw.

Taylor Kitsch says he’s been asked to be part of the new Friday Night Lights Peacock reboot. It was announced in 2024 that Universal Television was developing a reboot of Friday Night Lights, the acclaimed television series starring Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton that premiered in 2006 and ran for five seasons.

With the reboot of the beloved series Friday Night Lights currently in the works, there have been questions on whether original star Taylor Kitsch will be returning in the new version.

The Office and One Tree Hill aren't the only old school TV shows getting the sequel treatment — a new Friday Night Lights is on its way! The reboot is in development at Peacock, with the original series' showrunner Jason Katims,

But host Savannah Guthrie also took the opportunity to pump Chandler for intel on Peacock’s upcoming Friday Night Lights reboot. Unfortunately, Chandler admitted he’s heard nothing about the new series,

Kitsch, who played Tim Riggins in the original series, addressed the reboot on Sirius XM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw.