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American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football and often internationally as a type of gridiron football, as against association football, is a competitive sport, most often contested at any given point between two teams comprising 11 players each. A team attempts to advance a ball, roughly a prolate spheroid, by carrying (rushing), throwing (passing), or, under specific circumstances, kicking the ball, on a field composed of grass or artificial turf, intending eventually to advance the ball into an opponent's end zone–located 100 yards (91.44 metres) from a team's own end zone–prior to the exhaustion of a team's series of three or four downs, for a touchdown (worth six points) or a field goal (worth three points); the team to have scored more points upon expiration the time alloted for the game, 60 minutes–divided into four equal quarters–during a professional event, is the victor. The offensive unit of one team, featuring a quarterback to whom the ball is snapped who directs the play of his team, competes against an opponent's defensive unit; should the offense fail to advance at least 10 yards beyond the location (original line of scrimmage) at which it receives possession, it may surrender the ball to the opposing team, the offense of which then takes the ball, either by exhausting its supply of downs or by kicking the ball away (punting). Possession may also transfer should, in the course of active play, an offensive player drop (fumble) or throw (interception) the ball to a defensive player. Various activities–both relative to activities during play that inappropriately provide a competitive advantage or are inordinately dangerous and to unsportsmanlike conduct–are proscribed by rule and are punished with the assessment of penalties by a referee, who heads a team, at the professional and collegiate levels, of seven officials. Offenses are dealt with in a variety of fashions, but most often with an assessment of yardage to the team aggrieved or the nullification of a play during which an offense occurred. Several variants of the game exist, including arena football, indoor football, and flag football. Both Canadian football and American football are derived from rugby football, and while they have some shared origins, there are significant differences.   Today, the only original cast member remaining is Lee Corso. Chris Fowler serves as host and Kirk Herbstreit, former Ohio State quarterback, serves as Corso's counterpart and foil. Craig James, currently with ESPN on ABC, was on the show in the mid 1990s. Desmond Howard and Rocket Ismail serve as frequent contributors. Steve Cyphers is usually featured as a reporter. Nick Lachey joined the crew as a contributor during the 2005 season. Doug Flutie joined in 2006. Discussions are often held between the GameDay cast and studio analysts, including Lou Holtz and Mark May. It's not uncommon for Auburn alumnus Charles Barkley to appear (via phone or at site) to discuss Tiger football. GameDay began its twenty-first season on September 1, 2007 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (more) Paul Brown was an athletics coach of American football and a major figure in the development of the National Football League. A seminal figure in football history, Brown is considered the "father of the modern offense," with many claiming that he ranks as one of if not the greatest of football coaches in history. Such claims are backed by significant evidence: Brown dominated as a gridiron general on every major level -- high school, college, and professional. Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Brown's family moved to Massillon when he was nine. His father Lester, a dispatcher for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, was described as "very meticulous, serious-minded and highly-disciplined," all of which characterized Brown's later approach to coaching. Brown graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio in 1925, having played varsity quarterback in the wake of Harry Stuhldreher (one of the University of Notre Dame's legendary Four Horsemen). Enrolling at Ohio State University as a freshman quarterback, Brown (also known as Bruno/Pot) found his 145-pound frame would not stand the rigors of major college football, and transferred to Miami University in Ohio, losing a year of eligibility in the process. Under Coach Chester Pittser, Brown played two years and was named to the All-Ohio small college second team by the AP at the end of the 1928 season. In 1930, he graduated from Miami with a B.A. in Education. He would complete his academic career in 1940 when he received an M.A. in Education from The Ohio State University. As his academic credentials indicate, Brown was as much a teacher as he was a coach. He qualified for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1930, but he had married Katie Kester, his "high school sweetheart", in 1929 and with the coming of the Great Depression, he needed employment. His coaching career began in 1930 when he was hired as a teacher/coach at Severn School, in Severna Park, Maryland, at the time a Naval Academy preparatory. (more) 
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