New College Football Kickoff Rule

jimmythegreek

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[h=1]NCAA Approves Rule Aimed at Decreasing Kickoff Returns[/h]
AP April 13, 2018

[FONT=&quot]A drastic change is coming to college football in 2018 as player safety continues to be a top priority. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]According to Greg Johnson of NCAA.com, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel has approved a new rule that will allow players to call for a fair catch anywhere inside the 25-yard line on kickoffs and have it result in a touchback, with the football being placed at the 25-yard line.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Previously, touchbacks only occurred when the kickoff was fielded in the end zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]This new rule will help prevent teams from trying to pin opponents deep in their own territory by skying the kickoff and not giving them much of a chance at a return. In the past, any fair catch in the field of play would result in the ball being placed at the spot where it was fielded.

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[FONT=&quot]Increasing the ability to call for fair catches is the latest of several rule changes in recent years. Back in 2012, the NCAA moved kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 and made it so the football would be placed at the 25-yard line, rather than at the 20, on touchbacks.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]As much as a game can be changed on special teams, kickoffs are viewed as the most violent play in football. Eleven players from both sides start from opposite sides of the field and go head-to-head, frequently resulting in collisions. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The most notable injury on a kickoff happened to former Rutgers Scarlet Knight Eric LeGrand, who was paralyzed in a freak accident in 2010.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rules have been tweaked in recent years to try to encourage touchbacks. And it's not just college football that's affected—the NFL has eliminated kickoffs from the Pro Bowl.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The new fair catch rule is the most drastic change that will go into effect next season, but it's not the only one. Offensive players will not be allowed to block below the waist more than five yards beyond the line of scrimmage, nobody other than interior linemen will be allowed to block below the waist unless it's from the front and a 10-second runoff will occur when instant replay overturns a call on the field inside of the final minute of a half on a play in which the clock would not have been stopped.[/FONT]
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Additionally, the kickoff pairs players of various sizes and speeds in head-on collisions with long running starts.

Heavyweights versus lightweights.

I don't like the new rule because it takes away a layer of strategy from the kickoff teams.
 

raycabino

Long Live Wilson!
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Why not just start all teams at the 25 and toss the kickoff all together? That's what they want.
 

John Kelly

Born Gambler
Staff member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Why not just start all teams at the 25 and toss the kickoff all together? That's what they want.


Soon, we'll be watching flag football.

I'm waiting for an NFL referee to announce a penalty as follows: "That's fifteen yards and an automatic first down for 'Too Much Football.'"
 
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

lol . . .

"In a related development, the NFL and college football have eliminated all contact from their games. Players instead will kneel at mid-field and will exchange virtue-signaling social justice tweets. The team that gets the most likes on Twitter -- from verified social justice warrior certified accounts only -- will win the game.

Reputable polling agencies, the same ones that predicted Hillary Clinton's landslide victory over Donald Trump, predict that the change will double football viewership and reach out to an entirely new demographic . . . people who know nothing about football and couldn't care less about it."
 

kane

EOG master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Why not just start all teams at the 25 and toss the kickoff all together? That's what they want.

It's only a matter of time before the kickoff is eliminated from football altogether, more concussions are sustained during kickoffs
 

unluckysob

EOG Dedicated
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

SUCKS---KOs are where 2nd and 3rd strings guys get to shine. They want to impress a coach. When I was in HS, I played plenty on KO team and punting team.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

why are people that do not want to play or cannot concerned about someone elses injury or concussion risk. if you are a player and are concerned don't play. same as some nutritionist telling you what you should eat or not eat or some lame health official telling you not to smoke. if they think it's bad for them then fine, don't do it. but don't tell someone else what to do or why they shouldn't do it.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

It's only a matter of time before the kickoff is eliminated from football altogether, more concussions are sustained during kickoffs

so what. if someone wants to play football and do it why can't they. maybe you shouldn't take the train to work because it might crash and often does. should boxing be banned. more risk of a concussion in that sport one would think.
 

JavyBaez9

EOG Master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Good thing Devin Hester didn't play in the new college/NFL. He'd have been a nobody. They'll go after punts next.
 

kane

EOG master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

so what. if someone wants to play football and do it why can't they. maybe you shouldn't take the train to work because it might crash and often does. should boxing be banned. more risk of a concussion in that sport one would think.

No one is saying they can't play football, but the NFL has a major concussion problem, more concussions happen on kickoff returns than any other type of play, in 10 years or sooner there will be no such thing as kickoffs, might as well get used to the idea now
 

kane

EOG master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

why are people that do not want to play or cannot concerned about someone elses injury or concussion risk. if you are a player and are concerned don't play. same as some nutritionist telling you what you should eat or not eat or some lame health official telling you not to smoke. if they think it's bad for them then fine, don't do it. but don't tell someone else what to do or why they shouldn't do it.

I don't know about all states, but in some states it's illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. If someone wants to risk their life on one of those things without wearing a helmet, why shouldn't they be allowed. Same goes for seatbelts, in Florida a cop can pull you over for not wearing one, if someone wants to drive without wearing a seatbelt, why shouldn't they be allowed. Sometimes things are done and rules are put in place to protect people from themselves. If the NFL eliminates the kickoff, they're doing so in the attempt to decrease concussions, it's also why the new targeting rule college football instituted a few years ago, and why the NFL has also adopted stricter rules regarding where a defender can hit an opposing player, the hitting of a defenseless player is another rule designed to lessen the amount of concussions. There are thousands of ex players who are dealing with CTE or whatever it's called, the league can't have retired players killing themselves because their brains are so damaged from football. If getting rid of kickoffs drastically reduces the number of concussions, the league will eventually do it.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

i get it kane. what about punt returns. most are fair catches but one would think the same risk could be there on a return. should someone ban snowmobiling because of the real possibility of driving one through the ice and drown. bungi cord jumping seems more dangerous to me and rock climbing has seen it's share of falls. basketball players with no helmet bang their head on floor nightly. no issue there i guess for those who want to protect everybody from danger. put more padding in the football helmets to cut down on concussions. should also eliminate nascar since car parts have been know to fly into the stands. a lot of risk daily for every human being in this world. you can't police or protect everyone from everything.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Good thing Devin Hester didn't play in the new college/NFL. He'd have been a nobody. They'll go after punts next.
there are high school or college players who are fast but not big and dream of making it into the nfl as a special teams player or kickoff or punt returner. they are aware of the risk but if they are willing to take it why can't they. have a feeling that when you want to punt they are just going to put the ball 40 yards down the field and let the receiving team start from there.
 
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FairWarning

Bells Beer Connoisseur
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

why are people that do not want to play or cannot concerned about someone elses injury or concussion risk. if you are a player and are concerned don't play. same as some nutritionist telling you what you should eat or not eat or some lame health official telling you not to smoke. if they think it's bad for them then fine, don't do it. but don't tell someone else what to do or why they shouldn't do it.
Maybe we should bring back horse collar tackles, leather helmets, and no face masks.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Good thing Devin Hester didn't play in the new college/NFL. He'd have been a nobody. They'll go after punts next.

no more punting. they are just going put the ball 40 yards down the field and let the receiving team start from there.
 

unusualsusp5

EOG Senior Member
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Maybe we should bring back horse collar tackles, leather helmets, and no face masks.

sure. and no more masks for hockey goalies or helmets for skaters either. football has had it right for the last 60 years equipment wise. could they pad the helmets better, maybe i do not know.
 

Sportsrmylife

EOG Master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

Take away the equipment. Helmets are weapons now. What are the concussion numbers is Australian rugby? The NFL is teaching how to tackle in the same way rugby does.

No helmets, no shoulder pads.

Game will become a better product.
 

kane

EOG master
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

i get it kane. what about punt returns. most are fair catches but one would think the same risk could be there on a return. should someone ban snowmobiling because of the real possibility of driving one through the ice and drown. bungi cord jumping seems more dangerous to me and rock climbing has seen it's share of falls. basketball players with no helmet bang their head on floor nightly. no issue there i guess for those who want to protect everybody from danger. put more padding in the football helmets to cut down on concussions. should also eliminate nascar since car parts have been know to fly into the stands. a lot of risk daily for every human being in this world. you can't police or protect everyone from everything.

You're comparing apples to oranges. No one is saying football should be banned, but if eliminating one play reduces concussions by a significant margin, then I have no problem with it. Years ago hockey goalies didn't wear masks, for the safety of the athletes the NHL made all goalies wear them. I remember a time when players didn't wear helmets, then the NHL made them mandatory for the safety of the athletes. If the NFL decides to get rid of the kickoff, it won't change the game, it will still be played the same as it is today, the only difference would be less concussions
 

alldaycapper

EOG Veteran
Re: New College Football Kickoff Rule

I don't know about all states, but in some states it's illegal to ride a motorcycle without a helmet. If someone wants to risk their life on one of those things without wearing a helmet, why shouldn't they be allowed. Same goes for seatbelts, in Florida a cop can pull you over for not wearing one, if someone wants to drive without wearing a seatbelt, why shouldn't they be allowed. Sometimes things are done and rules are put in place to protect people from themselves. If the NFL eliminates the kickoff, they're doing so in the attempt to decrease concussions, it's also why the new targeting rule college football instituted a few years ago, and why the NFL has also adopted stricter rules regarding where a defender can hit an opposing player, the hitting of a defenseless player is another rule designed to lessen the amount of concussions. There are thousands of ex players who are dealing with CTE or whatever it's called, the league can't have retired players killing themselves because their brains are so damaged from football. If getting rid of kickoffs drastically reduces the number of concussions, the league will eventually do it.

The world is overpopulated let people do what they want, especially in shithole states like Cali and NY.
 
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