Squib kick

A Squib kick is a low kick done on a kickoff usually when time is running out in the 4th quarter. The key usually bounces on the groung several times making it harder for the returner to grab the ball. Thw kicker must be careful though, as squib kicks tend to go out of bounds, or bounce it the endzone. The worst thing is for a Squib kick to go out of bounds which will result in a Penilty. The 2nd worst thing is it going into the endzone which will result in a touchback, which will cause the recieving team to get the ball on their 20 yard line on the next play. Many famous kickoff returns have resulted from squib kicks including "The Play" the famous Stanford vs Calfornia game which consisted of many laterals by Calfornia which in the end, caused them to win the game. This college football event has not been repeated exactly in the NFL.

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