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Guard: OG one of two player positions on offense.

Gunner: The widest player on the line in a punting formation.

Gunslinger: Term for a quarterback who plays with an aggressive and decisive manner by throwing deep, risky passes. These quarterbacks usually possess the strong arm needed to throw deep effectively.

H-Back: A player listed in a roster or depth chart as a fullback but with better athletic / pass-catching abilities and playing as a hybrid of a fullback and a tight end

Hail Mary: A long pass play, thrown towards a group of receivers near the end zone in hope of a touchdown. Used by a team as a last resort as time is running out in either of two halves (usually by a t . . . View Full Definition

Halfback (HB): A player position on offense. Also known as a tailback.

Halfback Option Play: A trick play in which the halfback has the option to throw a pass or run

Halo Violation: From 1983 until the end of the 2002 season, in the NCAA (college football) the halo rule was a foul for interference with the opportunity to catch a kick. The so called halo rule stated that . . . View Full Definition

Hand-Off: (also known as backward pass) a player's handing of a live ball to another player. The hand-off goes either backwards or laterally, as opposed to a forward pass. Sometimes called a 'switch' . . . View Full Definition

Hands Team: A group of players, mostly wide receivers, that are responsible for recovering an onside kick. They line up as close as possible to the ten-yard neutral zone and their goal is to recover the . . . View Full Definition

Hang Time: The length of time a punt is in the air.

Hard Count: A strategy used by offenses to convert on fourth down and less than five yards to go. An offense will take the full time on the play clock with the quarterback utilizing an irregular, accent . . . View Full Definition

Hash Marks: Lines between which the ball begins each play. The lines are parallel to and a distance in from the side lines and marked as broken lines. If a play is blown dead while the ball is between t . . . View Full Definition

Heisman Trophy: An award presented annually by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York to the best college football player in the country.

Hero: A term used by the Penn State football team to refer to the strong safety.

Hike: Synonym of 'snap' - the handoff or pass from the center that begins a play from scrimmage.

Holder: A player who holds the ball upright for a place kick. Often backup quarterbacks are used for their superior ball-handling ability and in the event of a bad snap requiring a pass play, or pun . . . View Full Definition

Holding: There are two kinds of holding: offensive holding, illegally blocking a player from the opposing team by grabbing and holding his uniform or body; and defensive holding, called against defen . . . View Full Definition

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