According to multiple sources, the NCAA Oversight panel has elected to make a significant change to the way kickoffs are handled. Any kickoff that lands between the goalline and the 25-yard line can be fair caught and will be moved to the 25-yard line. In essence, the endzone now becomes a 35-yard area instead of the 10-yard area it currently occupies. For kickoffs only.
Kickoffs have long been tinkered with in the game of football. At first there was the wedge, which receiving teams used to create a shield for returners. In order to prevent touchdowns, teams had to employ wedge busters, which forced players to run downfield and hurl their heads and bodies into other human beings.