{"id":439005,"date":"2023-10-28T07:06:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=439005"},"modified":"2023-10-28T07:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T07:06:36","slug":"what-is-stopping-college-football-from-using-helmet-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/what-is-stopping-college-football-from-using-helmet-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Stopping College Football From Using Helmet Communication?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a sign-stealing and sophisticated scouting controversy involving Michigan. This suggests that college football&#8217;s long-standing sign-stealing habit may be about to end. Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\">NCAA<\/a> Is investigating Hemlet communication!<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Stopping College Football From Using Helmet Communication?<\/h2>\n<p>The NCAA Rules Committee is allowing teams to broadcast plays from the sideline to players via coach-to-player helmet communications for the 2023\u201324 bowl season. For whatever reason, the practice has not caught on in the FBS despite being a cornerstone of the NFL for almost thirty years.<\/p>\n<p>That could soon be different.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ole Miss will be using Helmet Communication in the Bowl Game.  <\/p>\n<p>Lane Kiffin thinks helmet communications in college football is &#39;longtime overdue&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ps2eWmrSeJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/ps2eWmrSeJ<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/On3sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@on3sports<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steven Willis (@TheStevenWillis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheStevenWillis\/status\/1717258626597810652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Athletic&#8217;s Chris Vannini can offer us an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that safety is the issue.<\/p>\n<p>In order to communicate with players, the majority of college coaches want radios installed in helmets. However, teams would have to alter the helmet&#8217;s construction to do this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nick Saban offers take on helmet communication amid Michigan football&#39;s sign-stealing scandal<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y91HVaHhls\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y91HVaHhls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1717808361092137027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is the primary issue, as Vannini elucidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL has used helmet communication technology since 1994, but the advances have not come to college football due to a combination of factors including helmet liability, costs and sign-stealing coaches who don\u2019t want it,\u201d Vannini writes. \u201cThe largest hurdle is the helmet manufacturers, as any third-party adjustment to helmets could shift liability in a lawsuit over head injuries, for example, even if the adjusted helmet still passes the industry standard safety test. The NFL is a different situation, with its own helmet contracts and agreements with the players\u2019 union.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The best part of this Michigan sign stealing scandal is now maybe we can get the rules changed and get Coach to QB helmet communication in college like the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Kanell (@dannykanell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannykanell\/status\/1716585319200424174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the NFL, the quarterback may hear the coach call the play by having a speaker installed inside his helmet. The play call is heard by one player on the defensive side of the football from the sideline. College football teams presently forbid this kind of communication.<\/p>\n<p>The head coach of Alabama said in-helmet communication devices would stop scandals like the one going on at the University of Michigan during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The great thing about this sign stealing documentation by Michigan\u2026 QB\u2019s and LB\u2019s finally gonna get communication via helmet\u2026 should have happened years ago..<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beth Poole (@clemsonlady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clemsonlady\/status\/1717608795709612479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re already used by the NFL. Professional quarterbacks wear speakers inside their helmets so they can hear the play call from the coach on the sidelines without having to signal. However, at the collegiate level, these communication techniques are not yet allowed.<\/p>\n<p>Following reports of a sign-stealing scheme, the NCAA opened an inquiry against the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines. However, Saban thinks that equipping helmets with speakers would cut down on the amount of time teams might spend analyzing the signals of their opponents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A simple solution that would eliminate the possibility of sign stealing in college football\u2026implement NFL-style helmet communication.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAB_FB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UAB_FB<\/a> Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DilfersDimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DilfersDimes<\/a> is in favor. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegacyCU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LegacyCU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8MjkXrsjdG\">pic.twitter.com\/8MjkXrsjdG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextRoundLive\/status\/1717631748190691360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are no specific laws in the NCAA rule book that forbid swiping signs. 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