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Ever wonder how football players choose their facemasks? It’s a little more complicated a process than you’d think

The average football game only features about 11 minutes of actual football, according to the Wall Street Journal, with the other 49 lost to runoff between plays. So tonight, when Alabama plays Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship, take one of those dormant 49 minutes of replays, huddle shots and sideline views to inspect Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts and his Bulldogs equal, Jake Fromm.

Many things about the two are similar. They’re both 6-foot-2. They’re both underclassmen. They both often wear wristbands. But if you’re looking for differences, one of the first you might notice after skin color and hair length is their facemasks.