CHICAGO -- History won't wipe away a 2011 onside kick that allowed Minnesota to rally for a 22-21 victory over Iowa. But if the same play took place this fall, it would be nullified.
A kicking team's players remain banned from blocking the receiving team until they're eligible to touch the ball, but starting this season, blocking on kickoffs is reviewable, something for which Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz has lobbied.
"Coach Ferentz sent this play in the last couple of years," said Bill Carollo, the Big Ten's coordinator of football officials. "I couldn't get it through for two consecutive years.