Ncaa ot

[Texas Aggie]

Don't make NCAA OT hard. Its very simple:

-- coin toss winner picks either offense/defense OR side of field; usual pick is defense; loser takes other choice and there is no defer; winner has choice in odd number OT periods.

-- each team has 1 possession starting at the 25 (unless moved by penalty) and they have one time out per period (each team has offensive possession); as stated, only exception is defensive score which makes their series unnecessary.

-- winner is team ahead at end of period; if second period, coin toss loser has choice in even OT periods; if third period, each team can only score 2 points on a try -- no field goals on a try; field goals during scrimmage downs OK.

-- dead ball fouls carry over periods, or if the team fouled scores, they have the option to enforce on try or next period.

That's pretty much it in a nutshell.

One other thing to keep in mind: a possession ends when a team losses possession of the ball. If A fumbles, B recovers and runs a few yards and fumbles, A does not get a 1st and 10. The possession is over and either the period ends or B takes over.