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College football isgridiron football that is played by teams of amateurstudent-athletes at universities and colleges. It was through collegiate competition that gridiron footballfirst gained popularity in the United States.
Like gridiron football generally, college football is most popular in the United States and Canada. While no single governing body exists for college football in the United States, most schools, especially those at the highest levels of play, are members of theNCAA. In Canada, collegiate football competition is governed byU Sports for universities. TheCanadian Collegiate Athletic Association (for colleges) governs soccer and other sports but not gridiron football. Other countries, such asMexico,Japan andSouth Korea, also host college football leagues with modest levels of support.
Unlike most other majorsports in North America, no officialminor leaguefarm organizations exist forAmerican football orCanadian football. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American and Canadian football; ahead ofhigh school competition, but belowprofessional competition. In some parts of the United States, especially theSouth andMidwest, college football is more popular than professional football. For much of the 20th century, college football was generally considered to be more prestigious than professional football.
The overwhelming majority of professional football players in theNFL and other leagues previously played college football. TheNFL draft each spring sees 224 players selected and offered a contract to play in the league, with the vast majority coming from theNCAA. Other professional leagues, such as theCFL andUFL, additionally hold their own drafts each year which also see primarily college players selected. Players who are not selected can still attempt to obtain a professional roster spot as anundrafted free agent. Despite these opportunities, only around 1.6% of NCAA college football players end up playing professionally in the NFL. (Full article...)
Robert Lee Dodd (November 11, 1908 – June 21, 1988) was an Americancollege footballcoach atGeorgia Tech. He was elected to theCollege Football Hall of Fame as a player and coach, something that only three people have accomplished.
Bobby Dodd was born inGalax, Virginia. From there, he moved toKingsport, Tennessee and excelled at several sports in high school. After playingquarterback at theUniversity of Tennessee, he served as an assistant coach underWilliam Alexander atGeorgia Tech beginning in 1931. Alexander made the hire while Dodd was still a student at Tennessee. Dodd succeeded Alexander in 1945 as the third head coach at the Institute. He retired from coaching after the 1966–67 season, compiling a 165–64–8 record. He also served asAthletic Director from 1950 until 1976. Bobby Dodd died in June 1988 at the age of 79.
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| Dec 9 | Army–Navy Game | Army vsNavy |
| Dec 29 | Cotton Bowl Classic | #7Ohio State vs #9Missouri |
| Dec 30 | Peach Bowl | #10Penn State vs #11Ole Miss |
| Orange Bowl | #5Florida State vs #6Georgia | |
| Jan 1 | Fiesta Bowl | #8Oregon vs #23Liberty |
| Rose Bowl | #1Michigan vs #4Alabama | |
| Sugar Bowl | #2Washington vs #3Texas | |
| Jan 8 | College Football National Championship | #1Michigan vs #2Washington |
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