As 'Friday Night Lights' gets ready to gear up for its fifth and most-likely final season (which begins this fall on DirecTV), The Ausiello Files has revealed that three of the show's all-stars will return to Dillon: Zach Gilford (Matt), Adrianne Palicki (Tyra) and Taylor Kitsch (Tim) have finalized deals to appear in multiple episodes of the series.

According to Ausiello, Gilford is returning for four episodes (including the finale), Palicki will guest in the last two episodes, and Kitsch has signed on for the final four.

Gilford is getting Emmy buzz and enjoying the best reviews of his career for an episode in which his character, Matt, mourned the death of his father. Fans have been lobbying to get him an award in the guest actor category. In particular, PopEater is leading the official push to get Gilford nominated for 'The Son' episode and has mounted a campaign at Facebook.

It's a grassroots campaign for a true grassroots show.