A player is considered down in College Football when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
The runner is considered down when either a: His forward progress stops or b: any part of his body other than his foot or hand touches the ground AND he is touched by a player of an opposing team. There is no "down by contact" in college football. That's only in the pros. When a college player goes down he cannot get up and continue running, period. He does not have to be touched by an opposing player to be considered down.
no it is a knee that is considered a down.
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No ... if the shoulder, elbow, forearm, or wrist touch the ground the ball carrier is also considered down.
A player is considered down in football when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
A wrist being down does not constitute a player being down. The rule stands the same in HS, college or NFL football.
A football player is considered down on the field when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
In CFL football, a player is considered down when they are touched by an opponent while on the ground, or if they fall to the ground without being contacted by an opponent. Additionally, if a player with the ball's knee or any part of their body other than the feet touches the ground, they are also considered down. The play is whistled dead at that moment.
In college football, once a player's knee touches the ground the play is whistled dead regardless of whether a defensive player made contact with the ball carrier. In the NFL, a defensive player must make contact with the ball carrier to have the play whistled dead. So to answer your question, in college the player is down and the play is over. In the NFL, the player is not down and the play continues.
i think it was Gerald ford..... I'm not sure but i have a homework question ''which president was an outstanding college football player'' i looked it up and i wrote down Gerald ford so i think that's the answer.
The goal of football is to move the ball down the field and into the end zone for a touchdown.
The NCAA college football playoffs will not start until January 1st, 2014. There are several college bowls and there has to be teams narrowed down to play in each bowl tournament.