Lost in the excitement of watching the Ohio State football team perform Saturday was the NCAA kickoff fair catch rule that appeared late Friday afternoon. My question is: how will this affect special teams? It would seem to me that unless you are a complete idiot, you would fair catch any kickoff inside the 25 yard line. Most punts are either fair caught, or let roll dead. Coverage will still be essential; however, the bone crunching tackles are probably a thing of the past.

Closed by Mod: Plenty of discussion in the staff article.