[Husker] Football Rule changes for 2012

[Tommy Thompson]

Outstanding news on the helmets.  I've wondered for a couple of years why 
this continues to happen.

Tommy Thompson (Pa)
"GO BIG RED"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Nolan" <nolan at tssi.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 1:56 PM
Subject: [Husker] Football Rule changes for 2012


> The NCAA will join the NFL in in 2012 in moving kickoffs from the 30 to
> the 35 yard line.
>
> However, the NCAA will also move touchbacks to the 25 instead of the 20.
> ESPN says is suppposed to  encourage more touchbacks.  That may be true 
> for
> the receiving team, but if that affects field goals as well as kickoffs,
> it isn't clear how that will affect kicking team decision making.
>
> A rule I have favored for a while has also been passed.  A player whose
> helmet comes off during a play must leave the game for one play.
>
> I wonder if that will apply to plays where the helmet is ripped off
> by a defender?
>
> There are also new rules on blocking below the waist and on punt
> returns.  Also, players cannot leap over blockers when trying
> to block punts.
>
> Spring and fall drills will have to deal with these rule changes a
> lot, I suspect.  (For officials, too.)
>
> See 
> http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7611324/ncaa-moves-kickoffs-30-yard-line-35
> --
> Mike Nolan
>
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