Bleacher Report · Mar 26, 2024
Georgia's Kirby Smart: CFB Rules Committee Will Study NFL Kickoff Rule Change in 2024
With the NFL drastically altering kickoffs, college football could eventually follow suit.
On Tuesday, NFL owners passed a rule to adopt a kickoff style that was first deployed in the XFL. Players from the kicking team will line up at the opponent's 40-yard line, while players from the receiving team will start from the 35.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart, who's on the sport's rules committee, believes the NFL/XFL kickoff could be "the model" for the college game.
"They know what they want. They know what they're trying to do," he told reporters. "And they're going to get it right, and then hopefully we can look into it ourselves, if the kickoff is not part of our game."