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In games where a ball may be legally caught (e.g. baseball) or carried (e.g. American football), a player (or the player's team) may be penalized for dropping the ball; for example, an American football player who drops a ball ("fumbles") risks having the ball recovered and carried by the other team; in baseball, a player who drops a thrown or ...
In American football, only one offensive player can be in motion at a time, cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage at the snap, and may not be a player who is on the line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, more than one back can be in motion, and may move in any direction as long as they are behind the line of scrimmage at the snap.
Ball security is the ability of a player to maintain control over the football during play and thus avoid a fumble. Thus, losing possession of the ball via a fumble includes not only dropping the ball before being downed; but, also having a ball taken away, or “stripped” from the runner's possession before being downed.
The College Football Playoff has undergone a significant change, with a new 12-team format, which paves the way for the top teams to continue their quest for the national title in a more expansive ...
The NCAA transfer portal opens on Dec. 9, which is when college football players can officially enter and transfer to a new program. In three games this season for the Rebels, he completed 21 of ...
Week 7 of the 2024 college football season offered up some of the sport’s customary excitement and chaos, with four games involving top-25 teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll going into overtime ...
The team in possession of the football has a limited number of downs (four in American football, three in Canadian football) to advance ten yards or more towards their opponent's goal line (end zone). If they advance ten yards, they are awarded a first down, or another set of downs to advance a further ten yards.
Nobody in college football has punched above its weight in the name, image and likeness era more than Ole Miss. For years and years before it was within the rules to pay players, Ole Miss would ...