Not exact matches
Something I haven't seen discussed and have been wondering, is if what should be an increase in
fair catches will result in a decrease in the number of sequences that go scoring play + PAT, commercial,
kickoff, commercial, offensive drive?
Kickoffs were an issue, and Papi White wasn't amazingly productive in punt returns, but Michael Farkas» punts were unreturnable (he combined a 40.9 - yard average over 69 kicks with 28
fair catches and 26 punts inside the 20), kick returns were steady, and place - kicker Louie Zervos was a major weapon.
the NCAA passed the new kick - off touchback rule «Any
fair catch inside the 25 yard line on
kickoffs is ruled a touchback»
Also, the newest «safety» measure doesn't really even make the game any safer, since
kickoff coverage team members and return team members will still slam into one another at high speed before the ball is
fair caught.
The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Friday proposed altering the game's
kickoff rules to allow the receiving team to
fair catch the kick inside the 25 - yard line and have it result in a touchback.