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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.
The type of institution, such as "University" or "College," may be dropped, or some component of it abbreviated, such as "Tech" in place of "Institute of Technology" or "Technological University." The same nickname may apply to multiple institutions, especially in different regions.
Records for safeties in football; Safety (gridiron football score) Sean McVay effect; Shift (gridiron football) Sidelines; Similarity score; Snap (gridiron football) Spearing (gridiron football) Spike (gridiron football) Spiral (football) Spread offense; Spy (gridiron football) Stance (American football) Stiff-arm fend; Stunt (gridiron football ...
Most records are subject to ratification by the governing body for that record. On the world level, that is World Athletics.Each body has their own procedure for ratifying the records: for example, USA Track & Field (USATF), the governing body for the United States, only ratifies records once a year at their annual meeting at the beginning of December.
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name, meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used. For ...
Intercollegiate sports began in the United States in 1852 when crews from Harvard and Yale universities met in a challenge race in the sport of rowing. [13] As rowing remained the preeminent sport in the country into the late-1800s, many of the initial debates about collegiate athletic eligibility and purpose were settled through organizations like the Rowing Association of American Colleges ...
LOOKING AHEAD: Our way-too-early college football Top 25 for 2025 BALLOT REVEAL: How every coach voted in the final US LBM Coaches Poll Ohio State earned an A, not an A+, despite Monday night's ...
The FCS is the highest division in college football to hold a playoff tournament sanctioned by the NCAA to determine its champion. Conference affiliations are current for the 2024 season . The list includes all current and former FBS, Division I-A, Division I, University Division, and Major-College football teams since 1946 when the NCAA ...