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From the Associated Press:

NCAA moves kickoffs to 35-yard line

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Kickoffs in major college football will move from the 30 to the 35-yard line next season, a change intended to keep players safer.

The change was approved this week by the NCAA playing rules oversight panel, which also said the running start by players on the kicking team will be limited to 5 yards

The NFL moved up kickoffs 5 yards this past season and touchbacks increased dramatically. Another new NCAA rule involving free kicks will move touchbacks from the 20 to the 25-yard line, a move intended to encourage more touchbacks.

The panel also approved a rule that will require a player who loses his helmet during a play to leave the game for one play, and there are also new guidelines regarding blocking below the waist and blocking on punt returns. Players will also be prohibited from leaping over blockers when trying to block punts.

Buddha wrote:From the Associated Press:

NCAA moves kickoffs to 35-yard line

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)-Kickoffs in major college football will move from the 30 to the 35-yard line next season, a change intended to keep players safer.

The change was approved this week by the NCAA playing rules oversight panel, which also said the running start by players on the kicking team will be limited to 5 yards

The NFL moved up kickoffs 5 yards this past season and touchbacks increased dramatically. Another new NCAA rule involving free kicks will move touchbacks from the 20 to the 25-yard line, a move intended to encourage more touchbacks.

The panel also approved a rule that will require a player who loses his helmet during a play to leave the game for one play, and there are also new guidelines regarding blocking below the waist and blocking on punt returns. Players will also be prohibited from leaping over blockers when trying to block punts.

Is it time to ditch football and start over with all new rules?

Spaceball?

Taser ball?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E38G31wo7qc

Man, let's just have them play flag football. Or take away all padding so that there is no real contact. Just like the NFL this is aimed at taking away the excitement of the run back.

So this means no run backs, right? Thereby reducing injuries, they think?

The kickoff from the 35 is the same as it was for years and years before they made the change to the 30 in 2007 or 2008. I like that they are changing it back.

I don't like the touchbacks to the 25.

Do away with football and convert to Dodgeball.

At what point do we abandon the kicking component all-together? FGs are for pusses. Go for 2 every time and chuck the football to punt.

SMUer wrote:At what point do we abandon the kicking component all-together? FGs are for pusses. Go for 2 every time and chuck the football to punt.

We really aren't far from eliminating blocking attempts. Everything free kicks.