How Does College Football Playoff Overtime Work?

The College Football Playoff National Championship game has only gone to overtime once in the playoff era—Alabama's 26-23 win over Georgia in the 2017-18 season. Georgia was also involved in the only CFP Semifinal game to go to overtime when that same year it took down Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl.

This year, there have been a few rule changes related to overtime in college football.

The first major rules change came in 1996 as the NCAA embraced the overtime format after decades of ties in impactful matchups.

Here's a brief breakdown of college football overtime rules for 2019.

What happens after a college football game is tied after four quarters?

The two teams will head to overtime if a game is…