It may be a while before we fully see the impact that the new XFL has on the football landscape. But even if the league doesn’t have a ton of staying power, some of the league’s rules may endure. Case in point: One college football team is already planning on using XFL rules for their upcoming spring game.

The Citadel plans to use the unique XFL rules for kickoffs and extra points for the game. In a recent interview, The Citadel head coach Brent Thompson explained that he liked the XFL kickoff rule because it’s better for player safety.

The XFL kickoff rule has both teams stand five yards apart from each other, and they do not move until after the returner has caught the ball. That rule has been very well received by football fans everywhere.

Additionally, the XFL has a unique take on extra points. Rather than let the kicker make a short field goal attempt for one point, teams can opt to place the ball at the 2-, 5- or 10-yard line. They then get 1, 2, or 3 points respectively on a successful conversion.

Via The Post and Courier:

“The last two weeks I’ve been watching the XFL, and I really liked a couple of aspects of it… One thing I really like is the kickoff. During a spring game, you don’t usually do a kickoff, because it can be a dangerous play. But the way the XFL does it is pretty safe, and it was a chance to get a special-teams play executed.”

The XFL was bound to make some kind of lasting impression on the football world. It is committed to making a football experience that improves upon some deficiencies of the NFL and college football.

So far, it seems like those improvements are taking root in college, if only at one college to start.

What other teams will start borrowing rules from the XFL?

[247Sports]