Ivy League Rule-Change results in Zero Concussions on Kickoffs in 2016 Season

They are actual there to play school. Makes sense

And I have to admit that on my first kickoff in a game I was stunned by the sound of the collisions happening all around me. Pretty scary stuff especially for someone 140-150 lbs back then. Can’t imagine at the college and pro level. Vicious is the only way to describe it.
I also remember a teammate who didn’t remember his name during halftime.
Gotta find ways to keep players safer from concussions.

If you don't want a football related injury then don't play football. If you don't want to get shot at on the battlefield, don't join the Marine Corps. what I got out of this is: to reduce concussions while playing football, you should not play football.

This is interesting, but bringing kickoffs out to the 40 is crazy. That's almost half the field of free field position. Someone should do a statistical analysis and see if average scores are higher in ivy league games this year. I'm betting there's a lot more scoring.

just eliminate the kick  off and give the team the ball at the 25? Speed the game up a little more and do away with the formality of the kick off

So we get less concussions AND less commercials! two birds with one stone

made these rules..eh

Would teams still be able to onside kick if they chose that option? Seems to take away an important tool for teams coming from behind with little time left.

I don’t understand.
If moving the kickoff line to the 40 why wouldn’t teams just line up and punt from there? It’s a free kick you have the option to punt the ball instead of use a tee. Seems like a great way to pin your opponent back inside the 20. I would think this would cause even more collisions and returns then what we see now.

Also why not turn kickoffs into punts? Line up like a normal punt play and give the opposing team the opportunity to block it or you could fake/go for it but it would be 4th and 10. You never hear anyone complaining about concussions during punts.

At some point if you start altering the game too much it really starts resembling something that isn't football anymore. I think reducing the number of kick returns by moving the ball up is a good idea, which they have already done, but to eliminate kickoffs altogether IDK. Just strikes me that we are headed towards this future where the game almost becomes touch football, and at that point it is not even football anymore. I mean apparantly if you go by the Hurst play last week you can't even perfectly form tackle the QB anymore without a potential penalty.