If a ball is kicked out of bounds it is placed at the spot it leaves the field of play.
College allows all players to leave once the ball is snapped. The NFL allows players that are the end man on the line of scrimmage (often called the “gunner”) to release once the ball is snapped, and all other players release when the ball is kicked. Fair catches are permitted (though disincentivized - see Rationale). If a punted ball lands in the opponent’s end zone or goes out of the end zone the result is a “Major” touchback, and the ball goes out to the 35-yard line. If the ball goes out of bounds inside the 35-yard line, it is a “Major” touchback and the ball goes to the 35-yard line. Defenders over the gunner cannot cross the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked. Gunners must line up at the line of scrimmage and are permitted to move laterally once the ball is snapped until it is kicked. Punting team cannot release past the line of scrimmage until the ball is kicked. 
The XFL’s proposed rule change will encourage more kick returns while making the play less dangerous by eliminating the 30-yard sprint to collision. The increase in touchbacks naturally leads to fewer returns which means fewer meaningful plays.
With a goal to eliminate safety issues with kickoffs, the NCAA and NFL created more opportunities for touchbacks. College also kicks off from the 35-yard line and allows return teams to take a touchback for any kickoff fair caught inside the 25-yard line. The ball can be kicked out of the end zone for a touchback or out of bounds and placed at the 40-yard line. The NFL kicks off from the 35-yard line, with 5 players on each side of the ball. If a team wishes to run an onside kick, it must indicate this to the official before the play and the two teams will be permitted to line up using traditional NFL rules (i.e. If a player on the return team touches the ball and it goes out of bounds, the ball is spotted where it went out of bounds. 
If the ball bounces in bounds and then out of the end zone or is downed in the end zone, the ball is placed at the return side 15-yard line.If the ball is kicked into the end zone and is downed it is a “Major” touchback and the ball is placed at the return side 35-yard line.Players can move when the ball is touched by the returner or 3 seconds after the ball touches the ground (when the official waves his hand down).Out of bounds kicks and kicks that fall short of the 20-yard line will result in an illegal procedure penalty, taking the ball all the way out to the kicking team’s 45 yard line.
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Each team must have exactly 3 players outside the hash marks on both sides of the ball and cannot move until the ball is caught by the returner. The coverage team lines up on the return side 35-yard line and the return team lines up on the 30-yard line.The kicker kicks from the 30-yard line and must kick the ball in the air and in play between the opponent’s 20-yard line and the end zone.
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