College Football 101: A Beginner’s Guide
So you would like to become an NCAA football fan, but the game itself is a bit unknown to you? No problem, even the dedicated fan often needs to review the college football predictions in order to catch up on their favorite teams and enjoy watching the game.
College football is very similar to big league football. Let’s review the basics. In a football contest there is both an offense and a defense. The offense usually maintains possession of the football, and ergo is able to score, while the defense needs to keep the offense from bringing the football into the end zone. Teams alternate roles from offense to defense after a certain amount of time to allow both an equal chance to score. The offense or defense is decided before the beginning of the game by a coin toss. The visiting team is given the chance to call the coin toss. A team usually scores points solely when it is on offense. The goal of the offensive team is to head 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 teammate who, after receiving the football, runs with it until he either makes it into the endzone or is taken down by an opposing player.
The defense, meanwhile, is tasked to prevent the offense from scoring. They kill the efforts of the offensive players by stopping their attempts at scoring. Defensive players guard the offensive players, often tackling the one that is carrying the football. The defense should do whatever it takes to keep 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 ball is still in his posession. This is dubbed a sack. Just like with pro football, the team that manages to score the most points wins.
It’s just that simple. So now you can amaze your friends with your impressive college football knowledge.
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