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Punt:
This is when one team chooses to kick the ball to the
other team. A team might chose to do this if they are
too far away from the other side of the field to kick a
field goal or do not feel like they have a good chance to
get the yards left in order to earn a new set of downs.
Field Goal:
Field goals are when the team’s kicker attempts to kick
the ball through the goalpost to score three points. The
average range of a kicker is 35 yards.
Touchdown:
When the team is able to get the ball across the goal line
in the end zone of the opponent’s side of the field, it is Now that some of the basic rules and
called a touchdown and worth six points.
Extra Point:
This is where the kicker will try to kick the ball
through the uprights immediately following a
touchdown and is worth one point.
Two-point Conversion:
Sometimes teams will attempt to go for two points after
a touchdown instead of one by getting the ball into the
end zone again. They have one attempt to do so.
Safety:
When one team’s defense is able to tackle a player of the
other team’s offense in their own end zone, it is called a will be interesting to see which major conference gets
safety and worth two points.
Tackle:
This is when the defensive players are able to bring
the offensive player with the ball to the ground which
causes the play to end. When the quarterback is tackled,
this is called a sack.
Fumble:
Sometimes the defense is able to strip the ball from the
offensive player before the play is over and the ball then ever; and Tom Brady’s impeccable jaw line won the
becomes fair play for anyone to pick up.
Interception:
A turnover where the defensive player catches the ball
instead of the player that the quarterback intended.
False Start:
The teams line up on a neutral line. If an offensive
player jumps across that line before the ball is snapped,
this results in a penalty.
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Offsides:
Same as false start but is when a defensive player jumps
early and makes contact with an offensive player.
Holding:
This is a penalty where a player on either team either
grabs and moves or stops and holds onto another player
so his teammate with the ball is able to get somewhere.
Pass Interference:
Contact is inevitable but it is a penalty when a defensive
player makes contact with an offensive player before the
ball arrives, keeping the player from making the catch.
vocabulary have been covered, here are
some hot-button stories you are sure to
hear about when the season returns.
The College Football Playoff Season 2:
Buckeyes are more than just a chocolate covered peanut
butter ball that your aunt brings to Christmas dinner.
It’s also the mascot for The Ohio State U, the first
ever College Football Playoff winner, and National
Champions. Despite many people saying OSU should
have missed out on the playoffs with either TCU or
Baylor in their spot, the Buckeyes beat both Alabama and
Oregon to take home the trophy. The Big 12 conference
was not too thrilled to be left out of the playoffs and it
left out this year. With only four spots and five major
conferences, out of conference play is more important
than ever. While the match ups are getting more
interesting, the seasons are getting more unpredictable.
Intense for players? Yes. Fun for fans? Absolutely.
“Deflate-gate”:
The Super Bowl this year had several memorable
moments. Katy Perry rocked the halftime show with
an off-beat shark; the commercials were as funny as
game. This victory was somewhat overshadowed by
the previous game when the equipment managers for
Brady’s Patriots were found to have deflated game balls
in order for Brady to have better grip on his passes.
This resulted in a four game suspension for Brady, who
was said to have known about the scandal all along. He
appealed this decision with the NFL commissioner, was
denied, and now plans to take his case to court. Stay
tuned. One thing is for sure, pictures of the heartthrob
quarterback aren’t going away anytime soon.
by Madison Browder, Rho Delta (Samford U), AOII Intern
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