SI.com · Mar 2, 2018
NCAA Proposes Rule Change to Increase Number of Touchbacks on Kickoffs
The NCAA’s Football Rules Committee has proposed a rule change that could dramatically increase the number of touchbacks on kickoffs, the NCAA announced Friday.
Under the proposal, a successful fair catch made inside the receiving team’s own 25-yard line would result in a touchback and the ball would be placed at the 25.
“The committee made the proposal to address player safety on the kickoff and to address tactics that attempt to pin the receiving team close to its goal line,” the NCAA said.
The rule change must be approved by an oversight panel on April 13.
