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I never knew this NFL rule existed.

Something happened in an NFL game last night that hasn’t happened since 1976. The LA Chargers completed a fair catch kick. According to NFL rules, if a player makes a fair catch, his team may attempt an unchallenged kick from the spot rather than begin its next possession. If the kick goes through the goalposts, it's worth three points, just like a field goal. The Chargers got a chance to take advantage of the rule when the Broncos were penalized for fair catch interference with under 10 seconds remaining in the first half.

The 15-yard penalty gave Los Angeles the football on Denver’s 47-yard line. After the two teams exchanged timeouts, the Chargers trotted out Cameron Dicker for the 57-yard, fair-catch kick. Dicker knocked the football through the uprights for the first successful fair-catch kick in 48 years, and the longest converted fair-catch kick in NFL history.

I copied and pasted this, so my apologies for the sloppiness.

Football New NCAA waiver regarding JuCo prospects

How about a pre-Christmas Eve news dump from the NCAA. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors, composed of university presidents, agreed to a waiver for junior college players that grants them an additional year of eligibility if they are in a similar situation as Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia.

Pavia is suing the NCAA over its eligibility standards, arguing that his junior college playing seasons should not count as part of his four seasons of NCAA eligibility.

For Nebraska, if I am understanding this correctly it could mean DeShon Singleton has the opportunity to return in 2025 as he started his career at Hutchinson Community College and has totaled four seasons of college football, meaning he fits within the five-year period of eligibility. Very fluid situation and we’re working to find more clarity on this. NCAA has a bit of a mess on their hands with this

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OK, I'm bored... Let's play; You are the new college football Czar

Rules to navigate the new College Football landscape…

A commissioner or similar person is voted in office for a 6 year term. They have no affiliation with any university. Persons are then hired to head up different departments to oversee recruiting, transfer portal, on-field rules, playoffs, and NIL distributions. This governing body will have teeth and force compliance—penalties to repeat offenders.

High School players sign a 3 year contract with colleges. This allows the players to develop and the universities to recoup their costs. After this time, they can sign a new contract with any team for one or two years. Red shirts will still be allowed, and this leaves the players a chance to play elsewhere. Keep the same recruiting rules that are on the books.

Transfer Portal: Opens and closes in the summer. This keeps the teams intact for bowl games and spring development. If a team reaches out to a player or his agent before entering, the guilty team pays a fine, and the monies collected will go to an academic scholarship fund. You can enter the portal at the end of your third year and then yearly, depending on your contract. If the head coach or position coach leaves, you can enter the portal but must sign a 2-year contract with your new team.

NIL- There will be a cap on what the teams can pay. If they exceed that amount, they pay a sharp penalty in addition to the amount over the cap. The monies collected go to the academic scholarship fund. The schools are in control of distribution.

Conference championship games are eliminated. Use whatever system you want to declare a champion or make the conferences smaller. These are nothing but a money grab.

16 team playoff. The first three rounds are played on campuses. The games begin after the season ends.
Week zero possible bye week
Week one winners advance, and losing teams get bids to major bowls.
Week two winners advance and the losing team gets 10 extra practices for development. No bowl game participation.
Week three winners advance and the loser goes home
Week four is a bye week
Week five National Championship at predetermined site.

A committee selects the 16-team field and seeds them. Higher-seed teams play at home. There is no reseeding after the tournament starts. There are no auto bids for conference champions, no auto bids for Groups of five, and no maximum or minimum for conferences. Play quality opponents and win to get in…

All conferences play the same number of conference games.

Bowl games stay in existence.

Team roster of 105 scholarship players and a developmental and injury squad of 15-20 players. IE, walk-ons but can not dress unless called up. Injured players stay on scholarship, and walk-ons are at their expense.

JUCO players have 2-4 years of eligibility. Time spent at the JUCO starts the clock of eligibility.
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