Wait, I don't understand this. If he can fair catch anywhere with the ball going to the 25, why was the ball placed at the one in this situation?Yes... can fair catch a kickoff anywhere to place the ball at the 25.
In the Harvard/San Diego game, a San Diego returned fair caught a ball straddling the goal line. The official placed the ball on the one and the announcers ripped the returner, before everyone remembered the rule change.