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This is from the 1924 Illinois-Michigan game:

"Not until the Michigan game on Oct. 18, 1924, did Grange reach legendary status. He returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Then he scored on runs of 67, 56 and 44 yards. All this in the first 12 minutes. The four touchdowns were as many as Michigan had allowed in the two previous seasons."

Illinois scored on the opening kickoff after which Michigan elected to kickoff again. Grange scored kept scoring and Michigan kept wanting to kickoff. Grange socred 4 touchdowns in the first quarter and Michigan kicked off 4 times.

According to Red Grange and the Rise of Modern Football by John Martin Carroll the game of footbal in that time was defensive and centered around ball control. The kicking game was important as it could be used to give the opponent poor field position, after wich one mistake by the offense could end up deciding the game. Most Big 10 games in the 1920's were decided by 1 touchdown or less. Offenses did not move the ball much; a deep free kick was a much better way of advancing the ball rather than recieving and attempting to move it while on offense.