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Altered kickoff rule is fine with Gary Patterson but he wonders about the future | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

College football is trying to make its game safer but how long before it's not the game we grew up watching?

So far, the changes have been universally praised by coaches, including the latest alteration to the kickoff rules.

In 2018, receiving teams on kickoffs will be allowed to fair catch kicks inside the 25-yard line for touchbacks, after the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the change two weeks ago. Simply put, it's an effort to decrease injuries that occur during kickoffs.

TCU coach Gary Patterson entered the stands during the Horned Frogs' spring game on Saturday.