Sports Exploration Activity

1. College Football
2. Texas Longhorns
3. There most recent rankings for their team is on Sept. 5 they lost to Notre Dame 38-3. On Sept. 12 they won 42-28 against Rice. On Sept. 19 they lost against Cal 45-44. On Sept. 26 they lost against Oklahoma State 30-27. On Oct. 3 they lost against TCU 50-7. On Oct. 10 they won 24-17 against OU. On Oct. 24 they won 23-9 against Kansas state. On Oct. 31 they lost against Iowa state 24-0. On Nov. 7 they won against Kansas 59-20. On Nov. 14 they lost to West Virginia 38-20. On Nov. 26 they lost to Texas Tech 48-45. On Dec. 5 they won against Baylor 23-17.
3b. The top 5 teams of college football 2015 was Alabama coming in first, Clemson coming in second, Stanford coming in third, Ohio state coming in fourth, and Oklahoma coming in fifth.
4. They Longhorns and a pretty tough year losing 7 games and only winning 5. They team did not make it to the playoffs. Last year Ohio state won the national championship.
5. Three important rules in college football is that 1. you cannot hit someone from the back 2. an offensive lineman cannot use his hands while blocking and 3. you cannot grab the front of the player's helmet during a tackle.
6. Three jargon words in college football is 1. lateral, that mean someone has through the ball backward or the opposite way they are supposed to throw it. 2. Sack, that means the defense was able to tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage during a passing play. 3. Snap, this means that a player, usually the quarterback, center hands off the football between his legs to a player standing behind him.
7. A cliche sentence used in college football is "Leave it on the field". This sentence is really saying give it all you've got while playing during the game.
8.Marcus Allen. Marcus Allen was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California where he played on their football team. Allen was then drafted into the NFL by the Los Angeles Raiders. He then played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen won the Heisman trophy, NFL rookie of the year, the 18th super bowl MVP, NFL MVP and offensive player of the year. He set a record of 191 yards in 20 carries.