To Change the Kickoff Rule for the Better, the NCAA Needs a More Extreme Proposal

The NCAA wants to address the most dangerous play in football, but its new proposal may not achieve the intended results—at least not as effectively as the more extreme idea Greg Schiano came up with years ago. Plus, notes (and steak) from the NFL combine and the rest of this week's Punt, Pass & Pork.

The NCAA Football Rules Committee opted for a half measure last week. Those who have binged Breaking Bad know what that means. It’s half a solution to a whole problem, and the end result is usually no solution at all.

The committee, which has an unenviable task because any decision it makes will draw complaints from coaches, players, fans or all of the above, has advanced a potential rule change…