Object: A football

Good morning, boys and girls: Summer is almost over. It's about time for school, for autumn leaves and for football. For those of us who are football fans and watch games on television, there is a phrase that we will hear many times this season: "He took his eyes off of the ball." The announcer will be talking about a player who was supposed to catch a pass but he took his eyes off of the ball for just a second--perhaps to see if he …