http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/discussions-about-eliminating-kickoffs-in-college-football-have-begun/Preliminary discussions have begun within two influential college football bodies into possibly removing kickoffs from the game, CBS Sports has learned.
Both the American Football Coaches Association's board of trustees and the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee have at least had informal talks about the possibility.
The reason: player safety.
"I don't think there is any doubt it is the most dangerous play in the game," said Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby, chairman of that oversight committee. "How much that's the case and how we can fix it is unknown."
Ivy League is moving kickoffs to the 40 yard line
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/7/20/12243846/ivy-league-kickofs-40-yard-line-player-safetyThe Ivy League is moving forward with an experimental rule that will move kickoffs up to the 40-yard line in an effort to improve player safety. Standard kickoffs in college football come from the 35-yard line, and moving them forward five yards is an attempt to boost touchbacks and decrease the number of dangerous hits that frequently happen on return plays. As part of the rule change, touchbacks will result in the ball being placed at the 20-yard line, moving it back from the 25.
The change could serve as a pilot program of sorts, considering both the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee and the American Football Coaches Association have had discussions on the topic, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd. The Ivy League will be tracking kickoff and injury data this season and reporting their findings to the NCAA Football Rules Committee after the season.
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