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Eric Olson, sports writer, Omaha, for an only-on-AP story that used exclusive NCAA data and interviews to show that a new fair-catch rule intended to make college football safer was not cutting down on the number of kickoff returns as had been expected. https://bit.ly/2qkD965

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