Like in the NFL, if the game is tied after four quarters, it goes to overtime, where officials invite the team's captains to the 50-yard line for a coin toss. But that's about where the similarities end. Overtime periods in college football consist of a two-possession series — each team gets one possession on offense and one on defense. The team on offense always starts at the designated 25-yard line (unless there's a penalty called). Each team retains the ball until it scores or fails to make a first down. Each team will receive one timeout for every overtime period. The team that scores the most points during regulation and overtime wins the game — if it's still tied after an overtime period, there will be another.