kickoff

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USC is still working to identify its top kickoff and punt return options.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

In the most ambitious boycott fantasies, the U.S. will somehow be canceled as host nation, only weeks before the tournament’s kickoff.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Shaheed set the tone for Seattle’s Divisional Round rout of the 49ers when he brought back the opening kickoff for a touchdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Bad Bunny will play the halftime show while Green Day will perform ahead of the kickoff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Then he returned to his apartment to finish the job of cleaning up the litter left from the kickoff rally.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole