From Reggie Bush’s iconic leap into the end zone against UCLA in 2005, to Adoree’ Jackson’s viscous kickoff return hurdle to cap off the 2016 season, high-wire acts create some of college football’s most memorable plays.
But don’t expect to see any hurdles on field goal blocks going forward, as the NCAA’s rules committee proposed a full ban on Friday. Here’s the report from the Associated Press:
Hurdling linemen to block kicks became a trend last season as a way to get around a rule already on the books. The leaping foul is meant to keep players jumping to block a field-goal or extra-point attempt from landing on linemen.