Easily one of the best things about the new XFL is the league’s creative, yet practical approach to kickoffs.
Essentially, the kicker kicks the ball from the 30-yard line — five yards behind the NFL’s spot — while the rest of his team lines up at the other team’s 35-yard line. Meanwhile, everyone on the other team but the kick returner lines up at their own 30-yard line with the kicker behind them. No one moves until the ball is caught.
The end result is fewer touchbacks and fewer high-speed collisions, usually the two worst things about the NFL’s standard kickoff play.