This constant represents the NCAA's maximum short axis length corresponding to the circumference of a football and is defined by relationship between diameter and circumference to to be no greater than approximately `3.382` inches.¹

Remember: `"Circumference" = pi * "Diameter" = pi * 2 * b = pi * 2 * c =>`

`b_"max" = c_"max" ="Circumference"_"max"/(2*pi)`

Since we can approximate the football with an ellipsoid, the circumference through the plane of the `"axis"_1' and`"axis"_2' is related to `b` or `c` as:  `C = pi * (2 * b)`

See also

• Ohio State vs Michigan Scores
• Football Calculator
• Aerodynamic Torque on a Football
• Deflection Due to Magnus Force
• Drag Force on a Football
• College Football Consensus National Champions Data
• Most College Championships
• Number of College Football Championships
• Goal Post Cross-bar Height (American Football)
• Length of Football Field
• Sport Ball Sizes
• Minimum Football Circumference - NCAA
• Minimum Football Length - NCAA
• Maximum Football Circumference - NCAA
• Maximum Football Length - NCAA
• Minimum Football axis_1 or axis_2 - NCAA
• Maximum Football axis_1 or axis_2 - NCAA

1. ^ 2015 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations