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Offline TXMike

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NCAA Update on KO and Helmet Rule Changes
« on: October 22, 2012, 06:44:14 PM »
http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-10-22/latest-kickoff-return-and-helmet-rules-aim-decrease-injuries-season

Not really significant increase in touchbacks and helmet rule appears to have no effect. 
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NCAA Update on KO and Helmet Rule Changes
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2012, 06:55:27 PM »
Huh?  Article says more TBs so far this year than all of last year.


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Re: NCAA Update on KO and Helmet Rule Changes
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2012, 07:02:48 PM »
The way I read it, they are comparing 1st 6 weeks of this season to 1st 6 weeks of last season but you may be right, they could be comapring to all of last season
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NCAA Update on KO and Helmet Rule Changes
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2012, 07:52:34 PM »
"New NCAA football kickoff-return rules produced more touchbacks in games played through Oct. 6 than all of the touchbacks that occurred during the entire 2011 season in the Football Bowl Subdivision."



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