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In the 2023 season, the NFL adopted the same rules as college football in regard to awarding touchbacks on kickoffs that end in a fair catch. [3] In 2024, the NFL moved the placement of the ball after a touchback on a kickoff to the receiving team's 30-yard line; this was part of a radical change to the league's kickoff procedure. [4]
A kickoff is a method of starting a drive in gridiron football. Additionally, it may refer to a kickoff time, the scheduled time of the first kickoff of a game. Typically, a kickoff consists of one team – the "kicking team" – kicking the ball to the opposing team – the "receiving team".
NCAA rules on fair catches are similar to NFL and NFHS rules, except it does not have the fair catch kick option, and a fair catch from a kickoff that is caught between the receiving team's goal line and its 25-yard line is a touchback. The NCAA abolished the fair catch in 1950 but reinstated it in 1951 without the fair catch kick option.
Here's a look at college football's new rules for the 2024 season, including coach-to-player communication, a two-minute timeout and more
Why was Will Howard's fumble ruled a touchback? Here's an explanation of the play in Ohio State's game against Penn State on Saturday:
In that same 2018 season, college football (and the NFL come 2023) made a further change to its touchback rule; any fair catch on a kickoff (or free kick following a safety) between the receiving team's goal line and 25-yard line is treated as a touchback, with the receiving team taking possession on its own 25.
The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2018 season: [3] Allow players to fair catch the ball inside the 25 yard line on a kickoff and be awarded a touchback, placing the ball at the 25 yard line.
And 13 dull touchbacks. The NFL is seeking to sack such tedium. Back in March, the league passed new kickoff rules for this upcoming season, which begins on September 5. They’re somewhat ...