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College football overtime rules for 2024 playoff
Good news if you follow college football regularly: There’s nothing different about the overtime rules in the College Football Playoff.
And if you’re here, you might be wondering what the rules are! We have that answer, and it’s different than the NFL’s OT rules.
Our Tyler Nettuno has the deets: “A coin toss determines who possesses the ball first, and in contrast to the NFL’s philosophy, you want to defer possession so you know whether you need a touchdown or a field goal to win/extend the game.”
“Each team begins its possession at the opposing squad’s 25-yard line and attempts to score,” he continues. “If neither team scores or the game remains tied following the period, it moves to a second overtime period.”
In the second overtime, however, teams must go for two if they score a touchdown.
If it’s still tied after two of those overtime periods, the teams go back and forth with two-point conversions to find a winner. There’s also no game clock in overtime.
That’s it!
The College Football Playoff committee has announced some changes to the overtime rules for the 2024 season. Here are the new rules:
1. Each team will start overtime possessions at the opponent’s 25-yard line.
2. Teams will have the option to go for a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown.
3. If the game remains tied after the first overtime period, teams will alternate possessions starting at the opponent’s 3-yard line for subsequent overtime periods.
4. There will be no limit to the number of overtime periods that can be played.
5. Each team will have one timeout per overtime period.
6. If the game remains tied after four overtime periods, teams will participate in a sudden-death format, starting with a two-point conversion attempt.
These new rules are designed to create more excitement and drama in college football playoff games, while also ensuring that the outcome is determined fairly. Fans can expect to see some thrilling finishes in the 2024 college football playoff.
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