Not exact matches
The Tigers had been scheduled to
open against BYU in the AdvoCare Texas
Kickoff in Houston on Saturday, Sept. 2, but the game's moving to New Orleans.
Prior to that, the San Francisco 49ers managed to get called for the penalty twice during the 2002 season, including the
opening kickoff of a game
against the Arizona Cardinals.
Crawl, walk or jog, the players are trying to catch up with Willingham and his offense before the Irish
open the season
against Maryland on Aug. 31 in the
Kickoff Classic.
Teams that
open as the betting favorite and then subsequently see their line rise before
kickoff are 36 -32-3 (52.9 %)
against the closing spread for the season... and 21 -11-2 (65.6 %) in November and December.
Valdez Showers of the Florida Gators runs back the
opening kickoff for 64 yards
against the Idaho Vandals for the first and only play of the game, which was terminated due to weather.