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

Best watched from a bar stool at Moe’s, the 800th episode of “The Simpsons” is a remarkable thing in terms of longevity, as is the kickoff of “Family Guy,” season 24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Seattle had been favorites since long before kickoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth will also take the stage ahead of kickoff to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The participants in the kickoff rally seemed much more concerned about their own private fates this evening than they were about the fate of the world.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole