Papuchis has mixed feelings on XFL kickoffs: The latest iteration of the XFL suspended operations earlier this month and seems unlikely to resume. But if the alternative league is finished, it will have at least left one lasting legacy – a potential change to kickoff rules that seems both reasonable and plausible.
Kickoffs in both college and professional football have come under scrutiny in recent years as the sport’s governing bodies debate ways to potentially make the game safer.
The XFL offered a solution designed to reduce high-speed collisions. The kicking team would kick from its 30-yard line, with each of the receiving team’s 10 blockers lined up at the 35 – only five yards away.
The kicker and returner were the only players on either side allowed to move before the ball was caught.
The change was lauded by many fans and reporters, with some national outlets even calling for it to be adopted at every level of football.
FSU special teams coordinator John Papuchis, though, isn’t so sure.
“I’m a football traditionalist,” Papuchis said. “So, I don’t like big rule changes like that. I think it minimizes, a little bit, the impact that you can have on special teams”
That doesn’t mean Papuchis thought it was all bad. He appreciated that the XFL didn’t eliminate kickoffs altogether, and applauded the league’s effort to come up with a safe solution.
For now, though, he prefers the old-fashioned way of kicking and receiving the ball.
“I thought it was creative and innovative,” Papuchis said, “but I’m kind of glad that we’re sticking to what we’re doing right now.”
Special teams have long been a priority for Norvell’s teams. In four years at Memphis, the Tigers scored 11 touchdowns via kickoff returns – the most of any program in the country over that span.
Assistants share their pleasant surprises: Each of the three coaches on Thursday’s webinar finished their session by answering a simple question: “What’s been your most pleasant surprise since coming to Florida State?”
Here are their answers:
Kenny Dillingham: “Tallahassee. The city as a whole, the people and the fan base. Coach ‘JP’ (Papuchis) and I went to get dinner one night, and 10, 15 people come up to us and said, ‘We’re rooting for you.’
“The fact that everybody is tuned in to what we’re trying to get accomplished, everybody understands what the standard is here. And everybody is rooting for us. I think that’s something that’s underappreciated in college sports, is when you have people that are actually rooting for you to be successful. I think the fan base here is a fan base that wants to see us succeed. They want to root and cheer for the good things – not the negative. I think that’s something that’s special here.”
Adam Fuller: “My family, we love the neighborhood we moved into. We haven’t had the chance to meet many neighbors, but Tallahassee has been great.
“And, honestly, just getting to know the history of Florida State. I know it’s our job to build on it. But I’m a true believer that you don’t know what you’re building on unless you understand it. Whether it’s working with Odell Haggins day to day or getting a chance to develop a relationship with coach (Mickey) Andrews, that opportunity, coach (Bobby) Bowden, reading the books about the history here. That has been one of the things over the last months or so, I’ve really educated myself on the past and the history here. That’s been really exciting.”
John Papuchis: “My most pleasant surprise has been the actual staff. I didn’t know any of these guys when I came to Florida State the first week of January. And having the opportunity to get to know them, see the type of men they are, the type of husbands and fathers and quality football coaches, it feels like I’ve known them my whole life.
“So, to me, this has been a wonderful opportunity and great experience the last couple months.”
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