College football overtime rules: How does college overtime work?
College football overtime rules were tweaked for 2021 with teams forced to go for two-point conversions beginning in the second period.
This college football season, overtime will look different.
The NCAA tweaked the rules ahead of the 2021 season to speed up extra time. What does the new college football overtime look like?
College football overtime rules: How does college overtime work?
The new rules will require teams to go for two-point conversions as soon as the second period of overtime is reached.
Previously, teams would go for two in the third overtime.
The third overtime period is now drastically different. Teams will alternate running two-point plays instead of trading off drives.
Think of something that resembles a soccer shoot out. Instead of taking penalty kicks, teams will have one play to beat the other.
The NCAA is trying to shorten games and prevent overtimes from being extended well into the night.
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