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The team that's on defense first (in overtime) has the advantage because they know whether they need a touchdown a field goal or just a score.

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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