▁ref eree ▁then ▁makes ▁full ▁visual ▁signals ▁describing ▁the ▁f oul ▁in ▁detail , ▁consisting ▁of : ▁the ▁f oul ▁that ▁was ▁committed , ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁committed ▁it , ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁oppos ing ▁team ▁cho oses ▁to ▁decl ine ▁it , ▁the ▁resulting ▁down ▁or ▁possession , ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁pen alt ies ▁such ▁as ▁dis qual ification ▁( e jection ) ▁of ▁a ▁player ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁or ▁a ▁ten - second ▁run off ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁clock . ▁In ▁college ▁football , ▁the ▁NFL ▁and ▁other ▁professional ▁le agues , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁high ▁school ▁games , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁also ▁announ ces ▁the ▁fou ls ▁and ▁their ▁pen alt ies ▁over ▁the ▁stad ium ' s ▁public ▁address ▁system ▁using ▁a ▁wireless ▁micro phone . ▁In ▁college ▁and ▁professional ▁football , ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁some ▁states , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁will ▁also ▁give ▁out ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁who ▁committed ▁the ▁fou ls . ▁During ▁these ▁announ c ements , ▁the ▁ref eree ▁usually ▁does ▁not ▁use ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁respective ▁teams ▁or ▁their ▁cities ▁( how ever , ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Football ▁League ▁( CF L ), ▁they ▁are ▁announced ▁by ▁their ▁respective ▁city ▁or ▁province ), ▁but ▁rather ▁will ▁use ▁the ▁generic ▁terms ▁" off ense ", ▁" def ense ", ▁" k ick ing ▁team ", ▁" rece iving ▁team ", ▁etc . ▁Some ▁officials , ▁especially ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁lower ▁levels , ▁will ▁refer ▁to ▁teams ▁by ▁their ▁j er