There are some new rules on special teams this year in college football. On an onside kick, the return team can fair catch a one-bounce, high-hopper. Punt returners will be protected by a modified ...

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns.

Thanks to Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright and back judge Greg Wilson, football fans now know all about the obscure NFL rule ...