Robert Cooper - College Football

Football in America

COLLEGE

FOOTBALL

Robert Cooper

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Editor: Nick Rebman
Series Designer: Jake Nordby

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018964841
Publishers Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Cooper, Robert, author.
Title: College football / by Robert Cooper.
Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Pop!, 2020 | Series:

Football in America | Includes online resources and
index.

Identifiers: ISBN 9781532163739 (lib. bdg.) | ISBN

9781644940464 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781532165177 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Football--Juvenile literature. | American

football--Juvenile literature. | College football players-
Juvenile literature. | College athletes--Juvenile literature.

Classification: DDC 796.33263--dc23

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

GAME DAY

Fans fill the stadium. The lights are bright. Football players run onto the field. The fans cheer loudly. Then, the marching band plays the school song. Its time for a college football game!

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VIDEO HERE!

Penn State players take the field
before a 2018 game.

Alabama fans cheer on the Crimson Tide
during a 2018 game.

There are only 12 games in the regular season. That means each game is important. Fans support their team by wearing clothes with their schools logo and colors.

Michigan Stadium is known as the Big House.

The big crowds make college football games fun. Many stadiums can hold more than 50,000 people. A few stadiums hold more than 100,000 people.

DID

YOU

KNOW?

Michigan Stadium can hold
more than 107,000 people.

LARGEST STADIUMS IN
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

*Accurate as of 2019

Every college has traditions . One tradition is the schools fight song. Many teams also have a mascot. The mascot is often a person in a funny costume. The mascot helps get the crowd excited.

Sebastian the Ibis leads the Miami
Hurricanes onto the field.

CHAPTER 2

STUDENT
ATHLETES

College football players are student athletes. They take classes like any other college student. But they also spend lots of time practicing. Most players at big colleges earn scholarships .

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HERE!

Auburn players take part in a summer practice.

Studying is an important part of being a
student athlete.

Players must get good grades to stay on the team. Many players take their hardest classes in the summer. That way, they have more time to focus on football in the fall.

DID

YOU

KNOW?

Myron Rolle was a star player
at Florida State from 2005 to
2008. He also took difficult
classes. Eventually, he became
a doctor.

Myron Rolle plays in
a 2008 game against
Maryland.

HOMECOMING

Most colleges have a
homecoming weekend
each year. Its a fun way
to celebrate the school.
Former students visit
the college. They watch
the football game.
Many colleges also have
parades, picnics, and
other activities during
homecoming weekend.

Student athletes are allowed to play for only four years. So, each teams roster changes every year. Some players graduate. New students come in and replace them.