A touchdown is scored when a member of the kicking team recovers a kickoff in the end zone. In college football, a fair catch by the receiving team inside its own 25-yard line is termed a kickoff. Unless it is a successful field goal, any kicked ball that crosses the plane of the goal line is a field goal in high school football. In college football, a successful kick at least 20 yards beyond the opponent's 20-yard line constitutes a safety. In college football, there is no rule that requires a player who touches the ball on the kickoff to be awarded possession. However, most schools use some form of the "kickoff return" to reward players for their effort on the play and to give the offense another opportunity to score. If the offensive team advances the ball past its own 30-yard line, a new kickoff will be started from the spot where the last one was stopped. Players are allowed to touch the ball on the kickoff; however, they must maintain control of it until it has been advanced past his or her own 45-yard line. If a player loses control of the ball before reaching the end zone, then it is considered a fumble and placed at the spot it was found if it is recovered by the opposing team. Otherwise, the player is given credit for the touchdown. There have been many notable examples of players scoring touchdowns after recovering kickoffs.