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145-726: Casey Austin Keenum (born February 17, 1988) is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars , where he became the NCAA's all-time leader in total passing yards , touchdowns , and completions. In the 2008 college football season , Keenum ranked first nationally in total offense and second in total passing yards. During

290-403: A halftime period, and the first and third quarters are followed by a short break. Before the game starts, the referee and each team's captain meet at midfield for a coin toss . The visiting team can call either "heads" or "tails"; the winner of the toss chooses whether to receive or kick off the ball or which goal they wish to defend. They can defer their choice until the second half. Unless

435-401: A 10-yard-long chain between them, are used to measure for a first down. The chain crew stays on the sidelines during the game, but if requested by the officials they will briefly bring the chains on to the field to measure. A typical chain crew will have at least three people—two members of the chain crew will hold either of the two sticks, while a third will hold the down marker. The down marker,

580-598: A 10–4 record in 2009. Keenum finished the 2009 season with 48 total touchdowns and over 5,800 total offensive yards. His play helped Houston upset then #5-ranked Oklahoma State , Texas Tech , and later Mississippi State . Houston played East Carolina on the road in the Conference USA Championship, but lost the game in the final minute. Houston faced Air Force in a rematch of the previous year's Armed Forces Bowl and this time Air Force emerged victorious. In cold, windy conditions, Keenum threw six interceptions in

725-534: A 29-yarder to DeAndre Hopkins . Keenum finished the narrow 17–16 road loss completing 15 of 25 passes for 271 yards and a touchdown for a 110.6 passer rating, the highest by a Texan quarterback in the season. Two weeks later against the Indianapolis Colts , Keenum threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns (all to Andre Johnson ) to go along with 26 rushing yards as the Texans lost by a score of 27–24. Keenum finished

870-527: A 34–10 win. In the third game of the year against Colorado State , Keenum came on in relief of starter Blake Joseph and accounted for four touchdowns. For this performance, Keenum was recognized as CollegeSportsReport.com's Division I FBS National Performer of the Week. Keenum played at quarterback in all thirteen games of the season, starting in seven. Late in the season, the Houston coaching staff selected Keenum to be

1015-525: A PAT attempt or successful field goal, the scoring team must kick the ball off to the other team. A safety is scored when the ball carrier is tackled in the carrier's own end zone. Safeties are worth two points, which are awarded to the defense. In addition, the team that conceded the safety must kick the ball to the scoring team via a free kick . Football games are played on a rectangular field that measures 120 yards (110 m) long and 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (48.8 m) wide. Lines marked along

1160-557: A Week 4 24–3 road loss to the Giants, Keenum threw for 37 yards and an interception before being benched for rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins in the second quarter. Two weeks later against the Miami Dolphins , Keenum threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins narrowly won their first game of the season on the road by a score of 17–16. During a Week 8 19–9 loss to his former team,

1305-467: A change to that sport's eligibility rules that maintains the current model of four years of play in five years, but significantly changes the redshirt rule. Under the proposal, medical redshirts would be eliminated, but redshirt status would not be lost unless a player participated in more than four games in a season. The proposal, which was unanimously passed by the AFCA subcommittees for all three NCAA divisions,

1450-511: A different set of strengths and weaknesses. Keenum made his first collegiate appearance on September 1, 2007, when the Cougars opened the season at Oregon . He threw for 179 yards and a touchdown on 14-of-27 passing and added 47 rushing yards on nine carries against the Ducks. Against C-USA rival Tulane in the second game, Keenum threw for 185 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-21 passing, leading Houston to

1595-414: A few years until moving to Abilene, Texas . His dad, Steve, served as an offensive lineman and later as head football coach and athletic director at McMurry University . The elder Keenum, known for an aggressive passing offensive strategy, was also head coach at Sul Ross State , offensive coordinator at Tarleton State , and offensive line coach at Hardin–Simmons . Keenum and his wife, Kimberly, have

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1740-453: A field goal instead. A group of officials, the chain crew, keeps track of both the downs and the distance measurements. On television, a yellow line is electronically superimposed on the field to show the first down line to the viewing audience. There are two categories of kicks in football: scrimmage kicks, which can be executed by the offensive team on any down from behind or on the line of scrimmage, and free kicks. The free kicks are

1885-439: A fifth year senior. A redshirt freshman is distinguished from a true freshman : a student whose eligibility will run out upon graduation. Sometimes a redshirt junior is called a fourth year junior. Student athletes just out of high school may not be ready for the academic and athletic demands at the university level. Redshirting provides the opportunity, with tutoring, to take classes for an academic year and become accustomed to

2030-412: A full-time student nor the recipient of a scholarship. The athlete is an unofficial member of the team and does not participate in practices, games, or receive financial assistance from the athletic department. One example is an athlete who is injured right before college and requires an entire year to recuperate. Rather than waste the redshirt, the athlete can attend school as a part-time student and join

2175-457: A group of Princeton players realized that, as the snap was uncontested, they could now hold the ball indefinitely to prevent their opponent from scoring. In 1881, in a game between Yale and Princeton, both teams used this strategy to maintain their undefeated records. Each team held the ball, gaining no ground, for an entire half, resulting in a 0–0 tie. This "block game" proved extremely unpopular with both teams' spectators and fans. A rule change

2320-533: A large stick with a dial on it, is flipped after each play to indicate the current down and is typically moved to the approximate spot of the ball. The chain crew system has been used for over 100 years and is considered an accurate measure of distance, rarely subject to criticism from either side. Football is a full-contact sport, and injuries are relatively common. Most injuries occur during training sessions, particularly ones that involve contact between players. To try to prevent injuries, players are required to wear

2465-408: A long circumference of 28 to 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (71 to 72 cm), and a short circumference of 21 to 21 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (53 to 54 cm). In college and high school play the ball has a long axis of 10 + 7 ⁄ 8 to 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 inches (27.6 to 29.1 cm), a long circumference of 27 + 3 ⁄ 4 to 28 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (70 to 72 cm), and

2610-420: A minimum of 10 feet (3.0 m) on high school fields. Goal posts are padded at the base, and orange ribbons are normally placed at the tip of each upright as indicators of wind strength and direction. The football itself is a prolate spheroid leather ball, similar to the balls used in rugby or Australian rules football . To contain the compressed air within it, a pig's bladder was commonly used before

2755-496: A modified scoring system. These schools formed the Intercollegiate Football Association , although Yale did not join until 1879. Yale player Walter Camp , now regarded as the "Father of American Football", secured rule changes in 1880 that reduced the size of each team from 15 to 11 players and instituted the snap to replace the chaotic and inconsistent scrum . While the game between Rutgers and Princeton

2900-484: A new status could be applied to prospective student athletes, dubbed an academic redshirt. That year, the NCAA started enforcing new, stricter admissions requirements for incoming athletic freshmen. Under these new requirements, a student athlete who meets a school's own academic admission requirements but does not meet the NCAA requirement of a 2.3 GPA across four years, may enter school as an academic redshirt. This student can receive an athletic scholarship and practice with

3045-474: A pass hits the ground without a player having caught it. A forward pass can be legally attempted only if the passer is behind the line of scrimmage; only one forward pass can be attempted per down. As in rugby, players can also pass the ball backwards at any point during a play. In the NFL, a down also ends immediately if the runner's helmet comes off. The offense is given a series of four plays, known as downs . If

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3190-589: A pass to Stefon Diggs , who ran 61 yards for the game-winning touchdown, giving the Vikings a miraculous 29–24 victory . After that, he led the Vikings fans in the "skol" chant. In the NFC Championship Game, the Vikings were defeated on the road by a score of 38–7 by the eventual Super Bowl winners, the Philadelphia Eagles , led by Keenum's close friend and former Rams teammate Nick Foles . Keenum finished

3335-583: A player being paid to participate in a game of American football , although many athletic clubs in the 1880s offered indirect benefits, such as helping players attain employment, giving out trophies or watches that players could pawn for money, or paying double in expense money. Despite these extra benefits, the game had a strict sense of amateurism at the time, and direct payment to players was frowned upon, if not prohibited outright. Over time, professional play became increasingly common, and with it came rising salaries and unpredictable player movement, as well as

3480-427: A quarter ends, play continues until the down is completed. If certain fouls are committed during play while time has expired, the quarter may be extended through an untimed down . Games last longer than their defined length due to play stoppages—the average NFL game lasts slightly over three hours. Time in a football game is measured by the game clock. An operator is responsible for starting, stopping and operating

3625-494: A round ball. An 1875 Harvard–Yale game played under rugby-style rules was observed by two Princeton athletes who were impressed by it. They introduced the sport to Princeton, a feat the Professional Football Researchers Association compared to "selling refrigerators to Eskimos ". Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia then agreed to intercollegiate play using a form of rugby union rules with

3770-436: A secondary signal. Women can serve as officials; Sarah Thomas became the NFL's first female official in 2015. The seven officials (of a standard seven-man crew; lower levels of play up to the college level use fewer officials) on the field are each tasked with a different set of responsibilities: Another set of officials, the chain crew , are responsible for moving the chains. The chains, consisting of two large sticks with

3915-403: A separate sport from rugby, and the resulting five-yard lines added to the field to measure distances made it resemble a gridiron in appearance. Other major rule changes included a reduction of the field size to 110 by 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (100.6 m × 48.8 m) and the adoption of a scoring system that awarded four points for a touchdown, two for a safety and a goal following

4060-586: A set of equipment. At a minimum players must wear a football helmet and a set of shoulder pads , but individual leagues may require additional padding such as thigh pads and guards, knee pads, chest protectors, and mouthguards . Most injuries occur in the lower extremities, particularly in the knee, but a significant number also affect the upper extremities. The most common types of injuries are strains , sprains , bruises , fractures , dislocations , and concussions . Redshirt (college sports) According to Merriam-Webster and Webster's Dictionary ,

4205-410: A short circumference of 20 + 3 ⁄ 4 to 21 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (53 to 54 cm). Football games last for a total of 60 minutes in professional and college play and are divided into two halves of 30 minutes and four quarters of 15 minutes. High school football games are 48 minutes in length with two halves of 24 minutes and four quarters of 12 minutes. The two halves are separated by

4350-464: A son named Kyler. American football American football , referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football , is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense , the team with possession of the oval-shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with

4495-519: A team record with 19 consecutive completions. In the next game against the New York Giants at Twickenham Stadium , Keenum threw for 291 yards, a touchdown, and four interceptions as the Rams lost on the road by a score of 17–10. After the game, Rams head coach Jeff Fisher announced his decision to keep Keenum as starter. On November 15, 2016, Keenum was benched for Jared Goff , who the Rams had taken with

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4640-539: A total of 636 passing yards and three touchdowns in three games, Keenum tore his ACL during the Cougars' third game of the season against UCLA . The injury ended Keenum's season, and Houston finished 5–7. Keenum earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Houston Bauer College of Business in December 2010. On January 14, 2011, the NCAA granted Keenum a sixth year of eligibility. Prior to

4785-416: A touchdown , and five for a goal from the field . Additionally, tackling below the waist was legalized, and a static line of scrimmage was instituted. Despite these new rules, football remained a violent sport. Dangerous mass-formations like the flying wedge resulted in serious injuries and deaths. A 1905 peak of 19 fatalities nationwide resulted in a threat by President Theodore Roosevelt to abolish

4930-600: A touchdown in the 17–14 victory. Keenum also started in the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals , throwing for 176 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception while also losing a fumble during the 21–16 victory. On March 20, 2022, Keenum was traded to the Buffalo Bills for a 2022 seventh-round pick. The trade also reunited Keenum with Stefon Diggs , his partner in the Minneapolis Miracle , who had been on

5075-587: A touchdown, and an interception in a 47–16 road loss to the Cowboys. Keenum finished the 2019 season with 1,707 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and five interceptions to go along with nine carries for 12 yards and a touchdown in 10 games and eight starts. On March 24, 2020, Keenum signed a three-year, $ 18 million contract with the Cleveland Browns . He served as the backup quarterback to Baker Mayfield and made his Browns debut in Week 6 against Steelers after Mayfield

5220-624: A touchdown. He was ranked 51st by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018 . The Vikings finished the 2017 season atop the NFC North with a 13–3 record and earned a first-round bye in the playoffs. In the NFC Divisional Round against the New Orleans Saints , Keenum finished with 318 passing yards, a touchdown, and an interception. With only 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he threw

5365-436: Is Summer Allen of Weber State , whose competitive college career spanned nine seasons. She competed in both the 2013 and 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship . Her eligibility was extended by going on an 18-month LDS Church mission that spanned two years of eligibility, redshirting one year, having a pregnancy one year, and losing a season due to COVID. Before the 2023 season , NCAA Division II followed

5510-400: Is a common occurrence in team sports where there is already an established upperclassman and/or too much depth at a particular position. Redshirting allows the coaching staff the flexibility to use the athlete in competition for a full four years instead of just three years. While the redshirt status may be conferred by a coach at the beginning of the year, it is not confirmed until the end of

5655-460: Is a sport in which two competing teams vie for control of a ball, which can be kicked through a set of goalposts or run into the opponent's goal area to score points. What is considered to be the first American football game was played on November 6, 1869 , between Rutgers and Princeton , two college teams. They consisted of 25 players per team and used a round ball that could not be picked up or carried. It could, however, be kicked or batted with

5800-425: Is called on the offense. There are two main ways the offense can advance the ball: running and passing . In a typical play, the center passes the ball backwards and between their legs to the quarterback in a process known as the snap . The quarterback then either hands the ball off to a running back, throws the ball, or runs with it. The play ends when the player with the ball is tackled or goes out-of-bounds or

5945-437: Is caught or recovered behind the line of scrimmage. If it is touched or recovered by the kicking team beyond this line, it becomes dead at the spot where it was touched. The kicking team is prohibited from interfering with the receiver's opportunity to catch the ball. The receiving team has the option of signaling for a fair catch , which prohibits the defense from blocking into or tackling the receiver. The play ends as soon as

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6090-507: Is commonly considered the first American football game, several years prior in 1862, the Oneida Football Club formed as the oldest known football club in the United States. The team consisted of graduates of Boston's elite preparatory schools and played from 1862 to 1865. The introduction of the snap resulted in an unexpected consequence. Before the snap, the strategy had been to punt if a scrum resulted in bad field position. However,

6235-403: Is known as a two-point conversion . In general, the extra point is almost always successful, while the two-point conversion is a much riskier play with a higher probability of failure; accordingly, extra point attempts are far more common than two-point conversion attempts. A field goal (FG), worth three points, is scored when the ball is place kicked or drop kicked through the uprights and over

6380-407: Is responsible for all kicking plays. The special teams unit of the team in control of the ball tries to execute field goal (FG) attempts, punts , and kickoffs , while the opposing team's unit will aim to block or return them. Three positions are specific to the field goal and PAT (point-after-touchdown) unit: the placekicker (K or PK), holder (H), and long snapper (LS). The long snapper's job

6525-416: Is then referred to as a redshirt, and a redshirt freshman refers to an athlete in the first year of participation, after a redshirt non-participatory year. The term redshirt freshman indicates an athlete who will play in fewer than four games their freshman year. The following year they will be a redshirt sophomore all the way until their fifth year of eligibility, in which case they will be referred to as

6670-421: Is to block members of the defensive line from tackling the ball carrier on running plays or sacking the quarterback on passing plays. The leader of the offensive line is the center, who is responsible for snapping the ball to the quarterback, blocking, and for making sure that the other linemen do their jobs during the play. On either side of the center are the guards (G), while tackles (T) line up outside

6815-437: Is to snap the football to the holder, who will catch and position it for the placekicker. There is not usually a holder on kickoffs, because the ball is kicked off a tee; however, a holder may be used in certain situations, such as if wind is preventing the ball from remaining upright on the tee. The player on the receiving team who catches the ball is known as the kickoff returner (KR). The positions specific to punt plays are

6960-539: The Baltimore Ravens by a score of 25–13 and finished the game with 185 passing yards and an interception. In the regular-season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars , Keenum threw for 250 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the Texans won by a score of 23–17. On March 11, 2015, Keenum was acquired from the Texans for a 7th-round pick in 2016. Head coach Jeff Fisher announced that Keenum would be

7105-756: The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1997. The BCS arrangement proved to be controversial , and was replaced in 2014 by the College Football Playoff (CFP). A football game is played between two teams of 11 players each. Playing with more on the field is punishable by a penalty. Teams may substitute any number of their players between downs; this "platoon" system replaced the original system, which featured limited substitution rules, and has resulted in teams utilizing specialized offensive, defensive and special teams units. The number of players allowed on an active roster varies by league;

7250-514: The Conference USA championship, and Kolb was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles . In fall camp before the 2007 season, the Cougars held a de facto quarterback competition to fill the starting spot vacated by the departure of four-year starter Kevin Kolb. The competition swung between Keenum and sophomore Blake Joseph throughout two-a-days and during much of the season, with each player displaying

7395-695: The Minneapolis Miracle , over the New Orleans Saints in the playoffs. Following that, Keenum played for the Denver Broncos , the Washington Redskins , Cleveland Browns , and Buffalo Bills . He is known for being a journeyman quarterback by having played for seven different NFL teams, all from different divisions. Keenum played football for Wylie High School in Abilene, Texas . During his high school football career, he passed for 6,783 yards and 48 touchdowns and rushed for 41 touchdowns and 2,000 yards for

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7540-470: The NAIA where nontraditional students are allowed to compete. In the NCAA, use of various eligibility deferral techniques can lead to situations wherein an athlete has been an athlete for much longer than four years. Because the NCAA gave a free season of eligibility to student-athletes affected by disruptions brought on by COVID-19 , this led to many athletes competing in a seventh season in 2021-2022. One example

7685-456: The NCAA does not classify as a "recruited student-athlete". They have never made an official visit to the school, met with the school's athletic employees, had more than one phone call with them, or received a scholarship offer. These athletes are walk-ons , but can receive scholarships after enrolling; although they are immediately eligible to compete, their scholarships count for the school's quota in

7830-589: The NJCAA system, use of redshirt may be pointless, as most students graduate in two years. But, the NCAA counts eligibility against any collegiate sports involvement. This means competition in different leagues, such as the NJCAA, NCCAA , NAIA, NCAA, etc will count against one another. In January 2017, the trade association for college football coaches, the American Football Coaches Association , proposed

7975-566: The New York Jets , Keenum posted a then career-high 377 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. In the next game against the Rams, he threw for 322 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception as the Broncos narrowly lost by a score of 23–20. During a narrow Week 15 17–16 loss to the Browns, Keenum threw for 257 yards and two interceptions while also rushing for a touchdown. The Broncos finished

8120-620: The Pittsburgh Steelers , completing 20 of 37 passes for 167 yards in a 26–9 road loss. In the next game against the Buccaneers, he threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns as the Vikings won by a score of 34–17. Through Weeks 4–7, Keenum averaged 196 yards with a total of two touchdowns and two interceptions, but a record of 3–1 over the span. During a Week 8 33–16 victory over the winless Browns in London, he had two touchdowns and 288 yards to enter

8265-473: The Super Bowl , ranks among the most-watched club sporting events globally. In 2022, the league had an annual revenue of around $ 18.6 billion, making it the most valuable sports league in the world. Other professional and amateur leagues exist worldwide, but the sport does not have the international popularity of other American sports like baseball or basketball ; the sport maintains a growing following in

8410-606: The Tennessee Titans . He started again in Week 16 against Browns but got benched for Davis Mills in the second half after completing 11 of 17 passes for 62 yards and two interceptions as the Texans lost 36–22. In 2024, Keenum and Stefon Diggs were once again reunited, as Diggs was traded to the Texans. On August 27, 2024, Keenum was placed on injured reserve. Born in Brownwood, Texas , Keenum spent his childhood in Alpine, Texas for

8555-474: The University of Nebraska in 1937. Alfson requested that he be allowed to sit out his sophomore season due to the number of experienced players ahead of him. In addition, he had not started college until several years after graduating from high school, and thus felt he needed more preparation. The year off greatly benefited him; Alfson was All- Big Six Conference in 1939 and an All-American guard in 1940. In

8700-412: The center (C), are allowed to line up in or cross the neutral zone until the ball is snapped. Interior offensive linemen are not allowed to move until the snap of the ball. The main backfield positions are the quarterback (QB), halfback/tailback (HB/TB), and fullback (FB). The quarterback is the leader of the offense. Either the quarterback or a coach calls the plays. Quarterbacks typically inform

8845-409: The commissioner . NCAA and NFHS teams are "strongly advised" to number their offensive players according to a league-suggested numbering scheme. Although the sport is played almost exclusively by men, women are eligible to play in high school, college, and professional football. No woman has ever played in the NFL, but women have played in high school and college football games. In 2018, 1,100 of

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8990-411: The kickoff , which starts the first and third quarters and overtime and follows a try attempt or a successful field goal; the safety kick follows a safety. On a kickoff, the ball is placed at the 35-yard line of the kicking team in professional and college play and at the 40-yard line in high school play. The ball may be drop kicked or place kicked. If a place kick is chosen, the ball can be placed on

9135-407: The neutral zone was created along the width of the football before the snap. Scoring was also adjusted: points awarded for field goals were reduced to three in 1909 and points for touchdowns were raised to six in 1912. Also in 1912, the field was shortened to 100 yards (91 m) long, two 10-yard-long (9.1 m) end zones were created, and teams were given four downs instead of three to advance

9280-407: The punter (P), long snapper, upback , and gunner . The long snapper snaps the football directly to the punter, who then drops and kicks it before it hits the ground. Gunners line up split outside the line and race down the field, aiming to tackle the punt returner (PR)—the player who catches the punt. Upbacks line up a short distance behind the line of scrimmage, providing additional protection to

9425-413: The 1966 season. Once the merger was completed, it was no longer a championship game between two leagues and reverted to the NFL championship game, which came to be known as the Super Bowl . College football maintained a tradition of postseason bowl games . Each bowl game was associated with a particular conference and earning a spot in a bowl game was the reward for winning a conference. This arrangement

9570-568: The 2011 season, Keenum became the Football Bowl Subdivision 's all-time leader in total offense , as well as the all-time leader in total passing yards and touchdown passes by a college quarterback. As a result of his on-field contributions to Houston's success, Keenum was named to several All-American lists. He is the only quarterback in Division I FBS football history to have passed for more than 5,000 yards in each of three seasons, and

9715-645: The 2011 season, he finished in 7th place in the Heisman Trophy voting. For the second time, he was named as the Conference USA Most Valuable Player and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy. As of November 9, 2024, Keenum holds the following NCAA individual records: Despite his success in college, Keenum went undrafted and signed with the Houston Texans and was placed on their practice squad for his entire rookie season. In 2013, Keenum

9860-624: The 2011 season, he was named the 2011 Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the third year in a row. On October 27, 2011, Keenum set the all-time NCAA Division I passing touchdowns record by throwing for nine touchdowns against Rice. Keenum also enrolled in the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences studying for a master's degree in sports and fitness administration. Keenum surpassed Timmy Chang 's record for most career passing yards in NCAA history on November 5, 2011. Two weeks later on November 19, 2011, Keenum set

10005-493: The 2013 season completing 137-of-253 passes for 1,760 yards, nine touchdowns, and six interceptions to go along with 14 carries for 72 yards and a touchdown in eight games and starts. On August 31, 2014, Keenum was waived by the Texans to clear a roster space for recently acquired quarterback Ryan Mallett . He was claimed off waivers the next day by the St. Louis Rams . He was waived by the Rams on October 28, 2014, in order to make room on

10150-432: The 2018 season with a 6–10 record as Keenum recorded a career-high 3,890 passing yards, 18 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions to go along with 26 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns in 16 games and starts. On March 7, 2019, the Broncos agreed to trade Keenum and a seventh-round draft pick to the Redskins in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick. The deal became official on March 13, 2019. Keenum made his Redskins debut in

10295-477: The 2023 season. A special case involves the eligibility of an athlete who loses the majority of a season to injury, popularly known as a medical redshirt. A hardship waiver may be granted to those athletes who sustain a major injury while appearing in less than 30% of competitions and have not participated after the midpoint of a season. For the purposes of eligibility, athletes granted such a waiver are treated as though they did not compete in that season. In 2016,

10440-552: The 225,000 players in Pop Warner Little Scholars youth football were girls, and around 11% of the 5.5 million Americans who report playing tackle football are female according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association. The role of the offensive unit is to advance the football down the field with the ultimate goal of scoring a touchdown . The offensive team must line up in a legal formation before they can snap

10585-607: The Bulldogs. Logging 42 starts at quarterback, Keenum posted a career record of 31–11. In 2004, Keenum led Wylie in the game-winning drive for a 17–14 victory over Cuero High School of Cuero, Texas in the Texas Class 3A Division I Championship. Keenum earned varsity letters in basketball and track during his high school career. In addition to being recruited by the University of Houston , Keenum received walk-on offers from Baylor , Missouri , North Texas , and UTEP , but Houston

10730-604: The Lions, he finished with 282 passing yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings won on the road by a score of 30–23. He was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for November after passing for 866 yards with seven touchdowns and just two interceptions. In 15 games (14 starts) of 2017, Keenum finished with 3,547 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, seven interceptions, and a passer rating of 98.3 to go along with 40 carries for 160 yards and

10875-508: The NFL had established itself as America's premier professional football league. The dominant form of football at the time was played at the collegiate level . The upstart NFL received a boost to its legitimacy in 1925, however, when an NFL team, the Pottsville Maroons , defeated a team of Notre Dame all-stars in an exhibition game . A greater emphasis on the passing game helped professional football to distinguish itself further from

11020-564: The NFL has a 53-man roster, while NCAA Division I allows teams to have 63 scholarship players in the FCS and 85 scholarship players in the FBS, respectively. Individual players in a football game must be designated with a uniform number between 1 and 99, though some teams may "retire" certain numbers , making them unavailable to players. NFL teams are required to number their players by a league-approved numbering system, and any exceptions must be approved by

11165-474: The Rams (who later relocated to Los Angeles ) traded a draft pick to the Texans for Keenum, where he played until signing as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings in 2017. After starter Sam Bradford was injured, Keenum came in and had a career year, setting highs in starts, passing yards, completions, and touchdowns. He led the Vikings to a 13-win regular season, followed by a last-second win, known as

11310-536: The Rams officially moved back to Los Angeles . It was announced via Fisher and GM Les Snead that Keenum would be the starting quarterback heading into training camp. On April 18, 2016, Keenum signed a one-year first round restricted free-agent tender with the Los Angeles Rams . On August 6, 2016, Keenum was named as the starter in the preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys . After the preseason, Keenum began

11455-402: The Vikings, Keenum threw for 130 yards before being knocked out with a concussion. During a Week 16 41–35 overtime loss to the Giants, Keenum entered the game in the third quarter after Haskins injured his ankle. Keenum finished the game with 158 passing yards and a touchdown to go along with a rushing touchdown. Keenum remained the starter for the regular-season finale and finished with 206 yards,

11600-608: The academic and physical rigors of university athletics. They may also redshirt to undergo a year of practice with a team prior to participating in competition. In American college football , a student athlete may redshirt to work towards increasing physical size, strength, and stamina during their final phases of physical maturation . Athletes may also redshirt to learn the team playbook, as many college teams run more complex formations and executions than high school teams . Athletes may be asked to redshirt if they would have little or no opportunity to compete as an academic freshman, which

11745-460: The advent of artificial rubber inside the leather outer shell to sustain crushing forces . At all levels of play, the football is inflated to 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 13 + 1 ⁄ 2  psi (86 to 93 kPa), or just under one atmosphere, and weighs 14 to 15 ounces (400 to 430 g); beyond that, the exact dimensions vary slightly. In professional play the ball has a long axis of 11 to 11 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (28 to 29 cm),

11890-543: The backup quarterback to recently acquired Nick Foles . On November 16, the Rams named Keenum the starting quarterback after announcing they had benched Foles. Near the end of a Week 11 16–13 road loss to the Ravens, Keenum suffered a concussion that left him visibly wobbly but was not removed from the game for evaluation. This led to an investigation by the NFL and the NFL Players Association . Keenum recovered from

12035-439: The ball or throwing it , while the defense , the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance the ball at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive . Points are scored primarily by advancing

12180-550: The ball 10 yards (9.1 m). The roughing the passer penalty was implemented in 1914, and eligible players were first allowed to catch the ball anywhere on the field in 1918. On November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger was paid $ 500 (equivalent to $ 16,956 in 2023) to play a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club . This is the first recorded instance of

12325-440: 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 the game wins. American football evolved in the United States, originating from the sports of soccer and rugby . The first American football game was played on November 6, 1869 , between two college teams, Rutgers and Princeton , using rules based on

12470-435: The ball is caught, and the ball may not be advanced. Officials are responsible for enforcing game rules and monitoring the clock. All officials carry a whistle and wear black-and-white striped shirts and black hats except for the referee, whose hat is white. Each carries a weighted yellow flag that is thrown to the ground to signal that a foul has been called. An official who spots multiple fouls will throw their hat as

12615-430: The ball. An offensive formation is considered illegal if there are more than four players in the backfield or fewer than five players numbered 50–79 on the offensive line. Players can line up temporarily in a position whose eligibility is different from what their number permits as long as they report the change immediately to the referee, who then informs the defensive team of the change. Neither team's players, except

12760-401: The bye-week. After a Week 9 bye, Keenum threw for 304 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions in a Week 10 38–30 victory over the Washington Redskins as the Vikings won their fifth straight game. In the next game against his former team, the Rams, Keenum threw for 280 yards and a touchdown in the 24–7 victory, resulting in six straight games won. On Thanksgiving Day, during Week 12 against

12905-516: The college game during the late 1930s. Football, in general, became increasingly popular following the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants , still referred to as the "Greatest Game Ever Played". The game, a 23–17 overtime victory by the Colts, was seen by millions of television viewers and had a major influence on the popularity of the sport. This, along with

13050-610: The concussion and led the Rams to consecutive victories against the Detroit Lions , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , and Seattle Seahawks . He recorded a Rams record near-"perfect game" against the Buccaneers, achieving a 158.0 passer rating by going 14 of 17 for 234 yards and two touchdowns in the last home game in St. Louis Rams history. The Rams won by a score of 31–23. Keenum finished the 2015 season with 828 yards, four touchdowns, and an interception in six games and five starts. On January 12, 2016,

13195-594: The conference, as they favored a rugby-style game that allowed running with the ball. After playing McGill University using both American (known as "the Boston game ") for the first game and Canadian (rugby) rules for the second one, the Harvard players preferred the Canadian style of having only 11 men on the field, running the ball without having to be chased by an opponent, the forward pass, tackling, and using an oblong instead of

13340-541: The conservative NFL to expand to Dallas and Minnesota in an attempt to destroy the new league. Meanwhile, the AFL introduced many new features to professional football in the United States: official time was kept on a scoreboard clock rather than on a watch in the referee's pocket, as the NFL did; optional two-point conversions by pass or run after touchdowns; names on the jerseys of players; and several others, including expansion of

13485-413: The crossbars of the defense's goalposts. In practice, almost all field goal attempts are done via place kick. While drop kicks were common in the early days of the sport, the shape of modern footballs makes it difficult to reliably drop kick the ball. The last successful scoring play by drop kick in the NFL was accomplished in 2006; prior to that, the last successful drop kick had been made in 1941. After

13630-399: The defense is to prevent the offense from scoring by tackling the ball carrier or by forcing turnovers . Turnovers include interceptions (a defender catching a forward pass intended for the offense) and forced fumbles (taking possession of the ball from the ball-carrier). The defensive line (DL) consists of defensive ends (DE) and defensive tackles (DT). Defensive ends line up on

13775-430: The defensive backfield. They are divided into two types: middle linebackers (MLB) and outside linebackers (OLB). Linebackers tend to serve as the defensive leaders and call the defensive plays, given their vantage point of the offensive backfield. Their roles include defending the run, pressuring the quarterback, and tackling backs, wide receivers, and tight ends in the passing game. The defensive backfield , often called

13920-472: The ends and sides of the field are known as the end lines and sidelines . Goal lines are marked 10 yards (9.1 m) inward from each end line. Weighted pylons are placed the sidelines on the inside corner of the intersections with the goal lines and end lines. White markings on the field identify the distance from the end zone. Inbound lines, or hash marks , are short parallel lines that mark off 1-yard (0.91 m) increments. Yard lines , which can run

14065-404: The ends of the line, while defensive tackles line up inside, between the defensive ends. The primary responsibilities of defensive ends and defensive tackles are to stop running plays on the outside and inside, respectively, to pressure the quarterback on passing plays, and to occupy the line so that the linebackers can break through. Linebackers line up behind the defensive line but in front of

14210-499: The feet, hands, head, or sides, with the objective being to advance it into the opponent's goal. Rutgers won the game 6–4. Collegiate play continued for several years with games played using the rules of the host school. Representatives of Yale, Columbia , Princeton and Rutgers met on October 19, 1873, to create a standard set of rules for use by all schools. Teams were set at 20 players each, and fields of 400 by 250 feet (122 m × 76 m) were specified. Harvard abstained from

14355-399: The first overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft . Keenum finished the 2016 season with 2,201 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and 11 interceptions to go along with 20 carries for 51 yards and a touchdown in 10 games and nine starts. On March 31, 2017, Keenum signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings . Due to an injury to Sam Bradford , Keenum started in the Week 2 matchup against

14500-419: The game are professional and college football , with the other major levels being high-school and youth football. As of 2022 , nearly 1.04 million high-school athletes play the sport in the U.S., with another 81,000 college athletes in the NCAA and the NAIA . The National Football League (NFL) has the highest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world . Its championship game,

14645-419: The game clock based on the direction of the appropriate official . A separate play clock is used to show the amount of time within which the offense must initiate a play. The play clock is set to 25 seconds after certain administrative stoppages in play and to 40 seconds when play is proceeding without such stoppages. If the offense fails to start a play before the play clock reads "00", a delay of game foul

14790-618: The game unless major changes were made. In response, 62 colleges and universities met in New York City to discuss rule changes on December 28, 1905. These proceedings resulted in the formation of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, later renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The legal forward pass was introduced in 1906, although its effect

14935-454: The game with 271 passing yards, a touchdown, and two interceptions. Keenum became a free agent on March 14, 2018, after the Vikings decided not to franchise tag him. On March 14, 2018, Keenum signed a two-year, $ 36 million contract with the Denver Broncos . The signing reunited him with head coach Vance Joseph , who was the defensive backs coach during Keenum's first stint with the Texans, as well as senior personnel advisor Gary Kubiak , who

15080-465: The game, and was held to only one touchdown. He finished in eighth place in the Heisman Trophy voting in the 2009 season. He was named as the Conference USA Most Valuable Player and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy. Keenum was in a position to challenge more than one major NCAA division passing record at the start of the 2010 season, including career passing yards and touchdowns. However, after throwing for

15225-443: The ground or a tee; a holder may be used in either case. On a safety kick, the kicking team kicks the ball from their own 20-yard line. They can punt, drop kick or place kick the ball, but a tee may not be used in professional play. Any member of the receiving team may catch or advance the ball. The ball may be recovered by the kicking team once it has gone at least ten yards and has touched the ground or has been touched by any member of

15370-434: The guards. The principal receivers are the wide receivers (WR) and the tight ends (TE). Wide receivers line up on or near the line of scrimmage, split outside the line. The main goal of the wide receiver is to catch passes thrown by the quarterback, but they may also function as decoys or as blockers during running plays. Tight ends line up outside the tackles and function both as receivers and as blockers. The role of

15515-539: The illegal payment of college players who were still in school. The National Football League (NFL), a group of professional teams that was originally established in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, aimed to solve these problems. This new league's stated goals included an end to bidding wars over players, prevention of the use of college players, and abolition of the practice of paying players to leave another team. By 1922,

15660-448: The innovations introduced by the new American Football League (AFL) in the early 1960s, helped football to become the most popular sport in the United States by the mid-1960s. The rival AFL arose in 1960 and challenged the NFL's dominance. The AFL began in relative obscurity but eventually thrived, with an initial television contract with the ABC television network. The AFL's existence forced

15805-479: The nation in total offense, and was the national runner-up in passing yards, behind Texas Tech 's Graham Harrell . The Houston Cougars showed many signs of improvement, winning their first bowl game since 1980 with a victory over Air Force , and defeating two nationally-ranked opponents. Following the season, Keenum won the 2008 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year award. Keenum led the Houston Cougars to

15950-429: The offense advances ten or more yards in the four downs, they are awarded a new set of four downs. If they fail to advance ten yards, possession of the football is turned over to the defense. In most situations, if the offense reaches their fourth down they will punt the ball to the other team, which forces them to begin their drive from farther down the field; if they are in field goal range , they might attempt to score

16095-431: The only college player to reach the 20,000-yards plateau in career total offense. After being signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012, Keenum threw for 1,760 yards and nine touchdowns in the eight games he started for the Texans in 2013 before being waived prior to the 2014 season. He was then signed to the St. Louis Rams ' practice squad and then re-signed with the Texans later in 2014. In 2015,

16240-445: The plane of the two end lines. The crossbar of these posts is 10 feet (3.0 m) above the ground, with vertical uprights at the end of the crossbar 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) apart for professional and collegiate play, and 23 feet 4 inches (7.11 m) apart for high school play. The uprights extend vertically 35 feet (11 m) on professional fields, a minimum of 10 yards (9.1 m) on college fields, and

16385-448: The point(s)-after-touchdown (PAT) or conversion, which is a single scoring opportunity. This is generally attempted from the two- or three-yard line, depending on the level of play. If the PAT is scored by a place kick or drop kick through the goal posts, it is worth one point, typically called the extra point. If the PAT is scored by what would normally be a touchdown, it is worth two points; this

16530-473: The punter. In football, the winner is the team that has scored more points at the end of the game. There are multiple ways to score in a football game. The touchdown (TD), worth six points, is the most valuable scoring play in American football. A touchdown is scored when a live ball is advanced into, caught, or recovered in the opposing team's end zone. The scoring team then attempts a try, more commonly known as

16675-401: The receiving team. The three types of scrimmage kicks are place kicks, drop kicks, and punts. Only place kicks and drop kicks can score points. The place kick is the standard method used to score points, because the pointy shape of the football makes it difficult to reliably drop kick. Once the ball has been kicked from a scrimmage kick, it can be advanced by the kicking team only if it

16820-512: The record for career completions in a 37–7 win over SMU . The Cougars had a record of 12–0 coming into the Conference USA Championship, but were defeated by Southern Miss 49–28. Keenum completed 41 of 67 pass attempts for 373 yards through the air, two touchdown passes, and two interceptions. After the loss, Houston played Penn State in the TicketCity Bowl , where they won 30–14. Keenum passed for 532 yards, and threw three touchdown passes. In

16965-555: The redshirt rules used in D-I before 2018. The Division II Presidents Council voted in October 2022 to support a proposed change in redshirt rules for football, which would allow players in that sport in their first year of college attendance to play up to three games without losing a year of eligibility. This rule was approved by the D-II football membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention and took effect with

17110-514: The regular season as the starting quarterback. After a 28–0 shutout road loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the season-opener, he led the team to three straight wins over the Seahawks, Buccaneers, and Arizona Cardinals . During a Week 6 31–28 road loss to the Lions, Keenum completed 27 of 32 passes for 321 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception to go along with a rushing touchdown and also set

17255-402: The regular starting quarterback over Joseph. Keenum's outstanding pocket presence and efficient passing won out in the end over Joseph's stronger arm and running ability. Overall, he finished with 2,259 passing yards, fourteen touchdowns, and ten interceptions. During the 2008 season, Keenum became the second player in school history to complete over 5,000 passing yards in one season. He also led

17400-411: The rest of North America, Europe, Brazil, and Japan. In the United States, American football is referred to as "football". The term "football" was officially established in the rulebook for the 1876 college football season , when the sport first shifted from soccer-style rules to rugby-style rules. Although it could easily have been called "rugby" at this point, Harvard, one of the primary proponents of

17545-631: The rest of the offense of the play in the huddle before the team lines up. The quarterback lines up behind the center to take the snap and then hands the ball off, throws it, or runs with it. The primary role of the halfback, also known as the running back or tailback, is to carry the ball on running plays. Halfbacks may also serve as receivers. Fullbacks tend to be larger than halfbacks and function primarily as blockers, but they are sometimes used as runners in short-yardage or goal-line situations. They are seldom used as receivers. The offensive line (OL) consists of several players whose primary function

17690-499: The role of minority players, actively recruited by the league in contrast to the NFL. The AFL also signed several star college players who had also been drafted by NFL teams. Competition for players heated up in 1965, when the AFL New York Jets signed rookie Joe Namath to a then-record $ 437,000 contract (equivalent to $ 4.23 million in 2023). A five-year, $ 40 million NBC television contract followed, which helped to sustain

17835-410: The roster for newly acquired safety Mark Barron . Keenum re-signed to the team's practice squad on October 30. On December 15, 2014, Keenum was signed off the Rams' practice squad back to the Texans. He filled a roster spot after starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick broke his leg during a Week 15 17–10 road loss to the Colts. Keenum won his first NFL game as a starter in Week 16 after the Texans beat

17980-515: The rugby-style game, compromised and did not request the name of the sport be changed to "rugby". The terms " gridiron " or "American football" are favored in English-speaking countries where other types of football are popular, such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. American football evolved from the sports of rugby and soccer . Rugby, like American football,

18125-451: The rules of soccer at the time. A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp , the "Father of American Football", established the snap , the line of scrimmage , eleven-player teams, and the concept of downs. Later rule changes legalized the forward pass , created the neutral zone , and specified the size and shape of the football. The sport is closely related to Canadian football , which evolved in parallel with and at

18270-435: The same time as the American game, although its rules were developed independently from those of Camp. Most of the features that distinguish American football from rugby and soccer are also present in Canadian football. The two sports are considered the primary variants of gridiron football . American football is the most popular sport in the United States in terms of broadcast viewership audience. The most popular forms of

18415-415: The season, and more specifically, it does not rule an athlete ineligible in advance to participate in the season. If an athlete shows great talent, or there are injuries on the team, the coach may remove the redshirt status and allow the athlete to participate in competition for the remainder of the year. The first athlete known to extend his eligibility in the modern era of redshirting was Warren Alfson of

18560-524: The season-opening 32–27 road loss to the Eagles and threw for a career-high 380 yards and three touchdowns. In the next game against the Cowboys, Keenum threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns as the Redskins lost by a score of 31–21. The following week against the Chicago Bears , Keenum threw for 332 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, in the 31–15 loss. During

18705-503: The secondary, consists of cornerbacks (CB) and safeties (S). Safeties are themselves divided into free safeties (FS) and strong safeties (SS). Cornerbacks line up outside the defensive formation, typically opposite a receiver to be able to cover them. Safeties line up between the cornerbacks but farther back in the secondary. Safeties tend to be viewed as "the last line of defense" and are responsible for stopping deep passing plays as well as breakout running plays. The special teams unit

18850-636: The start of the 2024 season, NCAA Division I (both FBS and FCS) adopted a change to redshirt rules. The four-game limit now applies only to regular-season games. Conference championship games, bowl games, the FCS playoffs, and the College Football Playoff no longer count against the limit. Generally, eligibility must be used up within six years of enrolling at an eligible NCAA institution. Redshirts and medical redshirt eligibility deferrals cannot go beyond this six-year period. Although this rule does not apply to other collegiate sports organizations, like

18995-570: The team later. This is also used by athletes with religious obligations, serving in the military, or completing missionary work that keeps them out of school for a season. Any eligibility lost during this time is deferred to future seasons. This is commonly used by adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ; the church's young men are strongly encouraged to go on 2-year missions , and young women are allowed but not expected to serve as such for 18 months. "Blueshirt" athletes are those that

19140-425: The team since 2020. On March 17, 2023, Keenum re-signed with the Texans on a two-year contract. After being listed the third-string quarterback for the majority of the season, Keenum was named the starter in Week 15 for the Texans after starter C. J. Stroud was ruled out with a concussion. In the game, Keenum completed 23 of 36 passes for 229 yards, one touchdown, and an interception in a 19–16 overtime win against

19285-417: The team, but may not participate in competition. An academic redshirt does not lose a year of eligibility, and may later take an injury redshirt if needed. Finally, as long as an academic redshirt completes nine academic credit hours in their first semester they may then compete in their second year free of restrictions. An athlete may also use a "grayshirt" year, in which the athlete attends school as neither

19430-433: The term redshirt comes from the red jersey commonly worn by such a player in practice scrimmages against the regulars. The origin of the term redshirt was likely from Warren Alfson of the University of Nebraska who, in 1937, asked to practice but not play and wore a Nebraska red shirt without a number. The term is used as a verb , noun , and adjective . For example, a coach may choose to redshirt an athlete who

19575-411: The width of the field, are marked every 5 yards (4.6 m). A one-yard-wide line is placed at each end of the field; this line is marked at the center of the two-yard line in professional play and at the three-yard line in college play. Numerals that display the distance from the closest goal line in yards are placed on both sides of the field every ten yards. Goalposts are located at the center of

19720-408: The winning team decides to defer, the losing team chooses the option the winning team did not select—to receive, kick, or select a goal to defend to begin the second half. Most teams choose to receive or defer, because choosing to kick the ball to start the game allows the other team to choose which goal to defend. Teams switch goals following the first and third quarters. If a down is in progress when

19865-408: The young league. The bidding war for players ended in 1966 when NFL owners approached the AFL regarding a merger, and the two leagues agreed on one that took full effect in 1970. This agreement provided for a common draft that would take place each year, and it instituted an annual World Championship game to be played between the champions of each league. This championship game began play at the end of

20010-513: Was approved by the NCAA Division I Council in June 2018, taking effect with the 2018 college football season. The original proposal was to have been retroactive, meaning that players with athletic eligibility remaining who had played in four or fewer games in a given season would have effectively received one extra season of eligibility, but the final passed proposal was not retroactive. Shortly after

20155-418: Was initially minimal due to the restrictions placed on its use. The idea of a 40-yard-wider field was opposed by Harvard due to the size of the new Harvard Stadium . Other rule changes introduced that year included the reduction of playing time from 70 to 60 minutes and an increase of the distance required for a first down from 5 to 10 yards (4.6 to 9.1 m). To reduce infighting and dirty play between teams,

20300-440: Was necessary to prevent this strategy from taking hold, and a reversion to the scrum was considered. However, Camp successfully proposed a rule in 1882 that limited each team to three downs , or tackles, to advance the ball 5 yards (4.6 m). Failure to advance the ball the required distance within those three downs would result in control of the ball being forfeited to the other team. This change effectively made American football

20445-517: Was placed on the Texans' 53-man roster as a third-string quarterback behind starter Matt Schaub and backup quarterback T. J. Yates . On October 17, head coach Gary Kubiak announced that Keenum would be the starting quarterback over backup Yates for the Week 7 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs , after starting quarterback Schaub was unable to play due to an injury. In his professional debut on October 20, Keenum threw his first NFL touchdown,

20590-542: Was profitable, but it tended to prevent the two top-ranked teams from meeting in a true national championship game, as they would normally be committed to the bowl games of their respective conferences. Several systems have been used since 1992 to determine a national champion of college football. The first was the Bowl Coalition , in place from 1992 to 1994. This was replaced in 1995 by the Bowl Alliance , which gave way to

20735-428: Was pulled in the third quarter due to an aggravated rib injury. Keenum completed five of 10 passes for 46 yards over the course of three offensive drives in the 38–7 road loss. Keenum was named the starter for the Browns' Week 7 matchup against the Broncos on October 20, 2021, due to a shoulder injury from Mayfield. It was his first start since Week 17 of the 2019 season. Keenum completed 21 of 33 passes for 199 yards and

20880-473: Was the Texans' head coach. Keenum made his Broncos debut in the season-opening 27–24 victory over the Seahawks, throwing for 329 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions. In the next game against the Oakland Raiders , he threw for 222 yards and an interception to go along with three carries for 16 yards and a touchdown as the Broncos narrowly won by a score of 20–19. During a Week 5 34–16 road loss to

21025-413: Was the only FBS university to offer him a scholarship over FCS offers from Sam Houston State and Stephen F. Austin . Sources: Keenum began his college career for the Houston Cougars during the 2006 season. During Keenum's freshman season, senior Kevin Kolb held the starting quarterback position for the Cougars, leading the coaching staff to redshirt Keenum for the season. The 2006 Cougars won

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