So you want to become an NCAA football fan, but the game itself is a bit strange to you? Not to worry, there are so many teams to keep track of, even the most dedicated fanatics sometimes need to look over the college football predictions to know what to expect.

College football is not that different from pro football. Let’s cover the basics. In a football contest there is an offense and a defense. The offense generally maintains ownership of the ball, and thus is able to score, while the defense needs to stop the offense from putting the ball into the end zone. Teams change their roles from offense to defense after a certain amount of time to give both an equal chance to score. The offense or defense is determined prior to the start of the game by a coin toss. The away team is given the opportunity to call the coin toss. A team generally scores points only when it is on offense. The task of the offensive team is to head into the other team’s territory and bring the ball to the endzone.

There are two ways to move the ball down the field either by running the ball or throwing it to a teammate who, upon receiving the football, runs with it until he either makes it into the endzone or is tackled by an opposing player.

The defense, on the other hand, is tasked to keep the offense from scoring. They kill the advances of the offensive players by snuffing out their attempts at scoring. Defensive players guard the offensive players, often tackling the one who is carrying the football. The defense should do everything it can to stop the ball from moving forward. By tackling the ball-carrier, the defense can at times even move the ball backward. Sometimes the defense manages to take down the quarterback while the ball is still in his posession. This is called a sack. As with professional football, the team that scores the most points emerges victorious.

It’s just that easy. So now you can amaze your friends with your impressive college football knowledge.

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