College football's overtime rules are one of the most controversial elements of the sport.'
Some fans (including me!) love college football overtime for its speed and high stakes. Others loathe how random the outcomes can feel, or how fundamentally different the overtime setup is from the down-to-down situation of a regular game.'
There's usually just one thing that millions of fans generally agree on: they have absolutely no idea how college football overtime works.
How Does College Football Overtime Work?
The first thing to understand is that there's no such thing as a tie in college football. That means college football overtime exists to determine a definitive winner, come what may.'