goal line
noun
: a line at either end and usually running the width of a playing area on which a goal or goalpost is situated
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Many expected the senior to just be a situational running back used near the goal line and other short-yardage scenarios.
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
And his soaring one-handed 20-yard TD catch at the goal line was the play of the game Sunday, giving UM a 14-7 lead before halftime.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Oregon State commit capped the drive with an 11-yard run that started with a spin move in the hole and finished with more muscle near the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
After trailing all night long and pushing back Huntington Beach’s momentum swings time and again, Trabuco Hills grabbed the lead with 39 seconds remaining, as Luke Hoffman plowed across the goal line to erase a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit and take the season opener 20-19.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
And his soaring one-handed 20-yard TD catch at the goal line was the play of the game Sunday, giving UM a 14-7 lead before halftime.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The Oregon State commit capped the drive with an 11-yard run that started with a spin move in the hole and finished with more muscle near the goal line.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
After trailing all night long and pushing back Huntington Beach’s momentum swings time and again, Trabuco Hills grabbed the lead with 39 seconds remaining, as Luke Hoffman plowed across the goal line to erase a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit and take the season opener 20-19.
—Zach Cavanagh, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Goal line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goal%20line. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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