Officials, Referees, Umpires, Judges... What's the Difference?

Football officials... the men on the field we all love to hate and complain about. But without these keepers of the rules, a football game could not progress with any sort of structure or sanity. You often hear football officials referred to by the general term of referee, but each official has his own title and assigned responsibilities. This new addition to the Football 101 section outlines each official's responsibilities along with their positioning on the football field.