There are a lot of working parts of a football game. From the players, to the refs, to the jumbotron to the scoreboard.
One thing that doesn’t draw a lot of attention but is a key component to the game is the down marker.
Currently, the down markers use digits that are painted onto plastic or metal plates and flipped when the down changes. However, that might be changing.
Victory Game Clocks, designer and manufacturer of electronic products for professional, college and high school sports and Auburn University’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design have collaborated to design eDown, an electronic down marker that has been used during football games at Jordan-Hare Stadium.