Georgia needed eight overtimes to survive an upset scare against Georgia Tech and keep their College Football Playoff chances alive. While the thriller at Sanford Stadium provided great cinema, it also brought college football's overtime rules into question.
In the first overtime period, each team gets a possession at the opponent's 25-yard line. If the game is still tied, another period is played with the same parameters. However, if the game is still tied after two overtimes, we have a "2-point conversion-off" where both teams alternate 2-point conversion attempts to determine a winner.
