Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart explained his bold decision to go for an onside kick early in the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns. Smart and Georgia were up 21-10 and had a kickoff ...

Although the NFL did not vote on the much-discussed “fourth-and-15 alternative” to the onside kick, it did pass a new rule that will make onside kicks easier for the kicking team to recover. The rule ...

New Orleans Saints kicker Charlie Smyth executes the onside kick to perfection as it is recovered by wide receiver Devaughn Vele to give the Saints the ball late in the fourth quarter trailing 21-17 ...

Georgia Bulldogs running back Cash Jones revealed the Bulldogs had practiced the onside kick the Dawgs ran against Texas for nearly five years. The Georgia Bulldogs are fresh off one of their most ...

The successful onside kick has all but disappeared from the NFL. The league and its competition committee are attempting to restore it this season, if only on a modest basis. With the 2025 season ...

At the end of a blowout that few fans were still watching on Sunday, an obscure aspect of the NFL’s kickoff rules led to a highly unusual situation. With less than two minutes remaining in the game, ...

The NFL has made several changes to the rules on kickoffs, intended to reduce the number of injuries that come from full-speed collisions. An unintended consequence has been reducing the number of ...

to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The league is continuing its efforts to refine the play by tweaking its kickoff rule ahead of the ...

New Orleans Saints kicker Charlie Smyth executes the onside kick to perfection as it is recovered by wide receiver Devaughn Vele to give the Saints the ball late in the fourth quarter trailing 21-17 ...