The first English attempt at colonization was in Newfoundland in the early 1400s. The leader was killed at sea thus the colony withered away. The next English attempt at colonization was at Roanoke...
Rushing the football means that after the Quarter-Back takes the snap he turns around and either tosses or hands the ball to his Running-Back who runs the ball as best as he can.
For one thing the sportive element of the (varsity!) is all but unknown. Football is unknown in Europe ( soccer is called Football in some languages, such as Fussball in German!)- but the whole...