Will the Opening Kickoff Be a Touchback?

A kickoff or punt touches the ground in the receiving team's end zone before being touched by a player of the receiving team. ... The opposing team would be awarded the touchback. A defensive player intercepts a forward pass in his own end zone and the ball becomes dead behind or over the goal line.

What constitutes a touchback in football?

: a situation in football in which the ball is down behind the goal line after a kick or intercepted forward pass after which it is put in play by the team defending the goal on its own 20-yard line — compare safety.

What happens to the kicking tee after kickoff?

According to the new rule changes, the kicker just picks it up after the touchback, during the 3rd commercial break in a row.