College Football 101: A Beginner’s Guide
So you want to become a college football fanatic, but the game itself is a bit strange to you? You are not alone. There is often so much information to keep tabs on that even the biggest football fans need to consult the college football predictions in order to keep tabs on their favorite teams.
College football is not that different from big league football. Let’s review the basics. In a football contest there is both an offense and a defense. The offense generally keeps ownership of the ball, and therefore is able to score, while the defense must keep the offense from getting the football into the end zone. Teams alternate roles from offense to defense after a certain amount of time to give both an equal opportunity to score. The offense or defense is decided before the start of the game by a coin toss. The visiting team is awarded the opportunity to call the coin toss. A team usually scores points only when it is on offense. The goal of the offensive team is to progress into the other team’s territory and bring the ball to the endzone.
There are two ways to move the ball through the field either by running the ball or throwing it to a receiver who, upon receiving the ball, runs with it until he either makes it into the endzone or is taken down by an opposing player.
The defense, meanwhile, is supposed to keep the offense from scoring. They stop the advances of the offensive players by stopping their attempts at scoring. Defensive players cover the offensive players, often tackling the one who is holding the football. The defense should do everything it can to stop the ball from moving forward. By taking down the ball-carrier, the defense can sometimes even move the ball backward. Sometimes the defense manages to take down the quarterback while the football is still in his posession. This is called a sack. As with professional football, the team that manages to score the most points wins.
It’s just that easy. So now you can wow your friends with your impressive college football knowledge.
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