The Difference Between Nfl Rules And College Football Rules

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There are five major differences between the rules of college and professional football. There are a few other minor ones, but I will discuss the five major ones, because the minor differences barely have an effect on the game. In fact, only the rule experts are likely to even know about these minor differences, let alone notice them. The first major rule difference between college field football and professional field football are the hash marks which are the lines on the field marking each one-yard interval. On a professional field they are much narrower than those on a college field. This means that the professionals tend to start each play pretty much in the middle of the field, and the hash marks don’t come into consideration much in terms of play calling. However, in college the wide hash marks have a few notable implications. One is that sweeps to the short side of the field run out of space really quickly, so the coaches will often run to the wide side. Of course, if defenses expect that, then suddenly a run to the short side is a sneaky play. The time when it seems to matter most, however, is in the kicking game. In the college ranks, the wide hashes often mean that short field goals can be much more difficult than they would otherwise be, due to the sharp angle the kicker has to negotiate. In the pros, if you can kick the ball far and straight, you're probably going to make most of your attempts, but in college, a 20 yard field goal from the far left hash (or right if the kicker is left footed) can be a pretty imposing attempt, because the sharp angle reduces the apparent "open" area of the uprights. Another major difference between college and the professional rules is related to clock management. In the college game, the clock stops whenever a first down is achieved, in order to allow the measurement crews time to reset their chains, whereas

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