line of scrimmage
noun phrase
: an imaginary line in football that is parallel to the goal lines and tangent to the nose of the ball laid on the ground and marks the position of the ball at the start of each down
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His system relies on disruption and chaos coming from the line of scrimmage.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most glaring was how ‘Bama got pushed around at the line of scrimmage, the explanation point being the 230 yards the Seminoles piled up on the ground.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Carr ran about 20 yards back from the line of scrimmage before racing forward and finding Micah Gilbert for a 7-yard touchdown.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The tackling looked better at the line of scrimmage, but once USF’s quarterback got into the open field, the secondary almost seemed to forget how to tackle, often aiming high rather than wrapping low around the legs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Perhaps most glaring was how ‘Bama got pushed around at the line of scrimmage, the explanation point being the 230 yards the Seminoles piled up on the ground.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Carr ran about 20 yards back from the line of scrimmage before racing forward and finding Micah Gilbert for a 7-yard touchdown.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The tackling looked better at the line of scrimmage, but once USF’s quarterback got into the open field, the secondary almost seemed to forget how to tackle, often aiming high rather than wrapping low around the legs.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Line of scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20scrimmage. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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