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___MASK63___ , referred to as football in the United States and Canada , and also known as gridiron , is a sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with control of the oval - shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball , while the team without control of the ball , the defense , aims to stop their advance and take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs , or plays , or else they turn over the football to the opposing team ; if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs . Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team ' s end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent ' s goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . Elisha Nelson " Eli " Manning ( born January 3 , 1981 ) is an ___MASK63___ quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League ( NFL ). He played college football at the University of Mississippi . He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and immediately traded to the Giants who in return gave up a package , highlighted by fourth overall selection Philip Rivers . He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning . Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former ___MASK63___ quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time , he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season . He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning . The 2004 NFL draft was the procedure by which National ___MASK28___ League teams selected amateur college ___MASK28___ players . It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting . The draft was held April 24  25 , 2004 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City . No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year . ___MASK32___ Green State University ( BGSU ) is a public research university located in ___MASK32___ Green , Ohio , United States . The main academic and residential campus is located south of Toledo , Ohio . The institution was granted a charter in 1910 as a normal school , specializing in teacher training and education , as part of the Lowry Normal School Bill that authorized two new normal schools in the state of Ohio . Over the university ' s history , it developed from a small rural normal school into a comprehensive public university . The Walter Camp ___MASK28___ Foundation ( WCFF ) is one of the organizations whose College ___MASK28___ All - America Team is recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The organization also presents various awards . The New York Giants are a professional ___MASK63___ team located in the New York metropolitan area . The Giants compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league ' s National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . The team plays its home games in East Rutherford , New Jersey , at MetLife Stadium , which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique arrangement . The Giants hold their summer training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex . The National ___MASK28___ League ( NFL ) is a professional ___MASK63___ league consisting of 32 teams , divided equally between the National ___MASK28___ Conference ( NFC ) and the ___MASK63___ Conference ( AFC ). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America , and the highest professional level of ___MASK63___ in the world . The NFL ' s 17 - week regular season runs from the week after Labor Day to the week after Christmas , with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week . Following the conclusion of the regular season , six teams from each conference ( four division winners and two wild card teams ) advance to the playoffs , a single - elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl , played between the champions of the NFC and AFC . The College ___MASK28___ Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college ___MASK28___ . In August 2014 , the College ___MASK28___ Hall of Fame and Chick - fil - A Fan Experience opened in downtown Atlanta , Georgia . Previously located in South Bend , Indiana , the new Hall of Fame is a attraction located in the heart of Atlanta  s sports , entertainment and tourism district , and is adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park . In the 2000 Music City Bowl , West Virginia defeated Ole Miss 49 -- 38 . This game was also West Virginia Mountaineers ___MASK28___ coach Don Nehlen ' s final game . Although West Virginia won the game , it was notable because of a second half comeback by freshman Eli Manning . Down 49 -- 16 in the fourth quarter , Ole Miss coach David Cutcliffe inserted Manning . Ole Miss scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth quarter . Elisha Archibald " Archie " Manning III ( born May 19 , 1949 ) is a former ___MASK63___ quarterback who played professionally for 16 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ). He played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints from 1971 to 1982 , and for short stints with the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings . In college , he played for the Ole Miss Rebels football team at the University of Mississippi , and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . Manning is the father of Cooper Manning , former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning , and current New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning . Peyton and Eli have each won two Super Bowls . Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium ( commonly known as Mountaineer Field or Milan Puskar Stadium ) is the ___MASK28___ stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers NCAA Division I FBS ___MASK28___ team . The stadium is located in Morgantown , West Virginia , on the health sciences campus of West Virginia University . Don Nehlen ( born January 1 , 1936 ) is a former ___MASK63___ player and coach . He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University ( 1968  1976 ) and at West Virginia University ( 1980  2000 ). Nehlen retired from coaching college football in 2001 with a career record of 202  128  8 and as the 17th winningest coach in college football history . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005 and has served as a president of the ___MASK63___ Coaches Association . History . Even after the emergence of the professional National ___MASK28___ League ( NFL ), college ___MASK28___ remained extremely popular throughout the U . S . Although the college game has a much larger margin for talent than its pro counterpart , the sheer number of fans following major colleges provides a financial equalizer for the game , with Division I programs  the highest level  playing in huge stadiums , six of which have seating capacity exceeding 100 , 000 . In many cases , college stadiums employ bench - style seating , as opposed to individual seats with backs and arm rests . This allows them to seat more fans in a given amount of space than the typical professional stadium , which tends to have more features and comforts for fans . ( Only two stadiums owned by U . S . colleges or universities  Papa John ' s Cardinal Stadium at the University of Louisville and FAU Stadium at Florida Atlantic University  consist entirely of chairback seating .) A quarterback ( commonly abbreviated to QB ) is a position in American and Canadian ___MASK28___ . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern ___MASK63___ , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . Philip Michael Rivers ( born December 8 , 1981 ) is an ___MASK63___ quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League ( NFL ). He played college football at North Carolina State University , and was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft with the fourth overall pick by the New York Giants , who traded him to the Chargers for their first overall pick , quarterback Eli Manning . Rivers ' career passer rating of 95 . 7 is fifth - best all - time among NFL quarterbacks with at least 1 , 500 passing attempts . Rivers is ranked 4th all - time in consecutive starts by a quarterback in NFL history . The Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States of America in which its fifteen member universities compete in the ___MASK5___ ( NCAA )' s Division I , with its ___MASK28___ teams competing in the ___MASK28___ Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), the highest levels for athletic competition in US - based collegiate sports . The ACC sponsors competition in twenty - five sports with many of its member institutions ' athletic programs held in high regard nationally . Dana Carl Holgorsen ( born June 21 , 1971 ) is an ___MASK63___ coach and former player . He is the current head football coach at West Virginia University , having succeeded Bill Stewart on June 10 , 2011 . At the end of the 2010 season West Virginia athletic director Oliver Luck announced that Holgorsen was hired as the offensive coordinator for the 2011 season and would become the Mountaineers 33rd head football coach in 2012 . During his coaching career he has served under innovative coaches such as Hal Mumme , Mike Leach , Kevin Sumlin , and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State . The ___MASK63___ Coaches Association ( AFCA ) is an association of over 11 , 000 ___MASK63___ coaches and staff on all levels . According to its constitution , some of the main goals of the ___MASK63___ Coaches Association are to " maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of coaching football ," and to " provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football and coaching ." The AFCA , along with " USA Today ", is responsible for the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Coaches Poll that determines the national champion each year . The AFCA is also responsible for the Top 25 poll for Division II and Division III football . David Nelson Cutcliffe ( born September 16 , 1954 ) is the head ___MASK28___ coach of the Duke University Blue Devils . Under Cutcliffe , in 2012 the Blue Devils ended an 18 - year bowl drought and also brought the Victory Bell back to Duke after beating arch - rival University of North Carolina in 2012 . The following season , 2013 , Cutcliffe led the team to a second straight bowl appearance , another win over North Carolina , an Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division championship and the first 10 - win season in school history . He also earned multiple college ___MASK28___ coach of the year awards from the Walter Camp ___MASK28___ Foundation , the Maxwell ___MASK28___ Club , and the Bobby Dodd Foundation . San Diego ( ___MASK16___ for " Saint Didacus ") is a major city in California , United States . It is in San Diego County , on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California , approximately south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico . The Big 12 Conference is a ten - school collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving , Texas . It is a member of the NCAA ' s Division I for all sports , except ___MASK100___ and men ' s soccer ; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ; formerly Division I - A ), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition . Its ten members , located in Iowa , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas , and West Virginia , include eight public and two private Christian schools . The Big 12 Conference is a 501 ( c )( 3 ) nonprofit organization incorporated in Delaware . The West Virginia Mountaineers ___MASK28___ team represents West Virginia University ( also referred to as " WVU " or " West Virginia ") in the NCAA ___MASK28___ Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of college ___MASK28___ . Dana Holgorsen is WVU ' s current head coach , the 33rd in the program ' s history . West Virginia plays its home games on Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium on the campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown , West Virginia . The Mountaineers compete in the Big 12 Conference .