The American Football Coaches Association and the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee are looking to take away the kickoff from the college football game. That's according to a report from CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd who says the two parties have started informal talks about eliminating what many people consider to be the most dangerous part of a football game.
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However, it doesn't come without its rewards either. It's also one of the most exciting plays when the returners rip off huge yardage or even return the kick for a touchdown. It changes momentum in a game, can deflate the crowd (if it's the away team), can inflate the crowd (if it's the home team) and absolutely change the course of a game.
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However, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby —- who is also the chairman of the oversight committee —- believes it is the most dangerous play in the game and is looking for a way to fix it.
Any rules change probably won't come until after the 2017 season. Eliminating kickoffs has not yet been a discussion for the NCAA rules committee, according to its secretary-rules editor Rogers Redding.
Both the NFL (2011) and NCAA (2012) moved kickoffs to the 35-yard line, thus increasing the likelihood of touchbacks. When the NCAA moved the kickoff up to the 35, touchbacks increased by 50 percent, Redding said. Pop Warner football actually eliminated it altogether and has become the first organized league to do so.
[h/t SEC Country]
