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The NCAA made a further rule change effective in its 2018 season, treating a fair catch on a kickoff, or free kick following a safety, between the receiving team's goal line and 25-yard line as a touchback. The NFL adopted this later change in 2023, and changed its spot for touchbacks on kickoffs to the 30-yard line in 2024. All other touchback ...
In 2023, Oregon ranked 128 th out of 133 qualifying schools in kick return yards per return at 15.4, and 55 th in punt return yards per return with 9.57. However, that lack of production did not ...
A fair catch of a punt in American football. A fair catch is a feature of American football and several other codes of football, in which a player attempting to catch a ball kicked by the opposing team – either on a kickoff or punt – is entitled to catch the ball without interference from any member of the kicking team. [1]
The fair catch kick rule states that, after a player has successfully made a fair catch or has been awarded a fair catch as the result of a penalty such as kick catch interference, their team can attempt a kick from the spot of the catch; [1] [2] the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rulebook also allows a kick to be made if the down following the fair catch or ...
This is the backdrop for Hardman’s 55-yard punt return. The backdrop for the Chiefs’ longest play of a 28-18 win against San Francisco to remain undefeated. The backdrop for their longest punt ...
That sequence was even more impressive than it first looked, too. The Chiefs called a “safe return,” meaning the priority is ensuring the punter kicks the ball rather than setting up blocks.
Freshman punter James Ferguson-Reynolds averaged 41.7 yards per punt in his first season with the Broncos. The native of Geelong, Australia, brought his rugby punting style to Boise State last year.
This is a list of National Football League punt returners who have led the regular season in punt return yards each year. The record for punt return yards in a season is currently held by Desmond Howard of the Green Bay Packers who had 875 yards in 1996.