Bit by bit, college football is inching closer to mirroring its professional counterpart in operation and structure, and the latest change is coming in the wake of Michigan football’s drama during the 2023 season.
The proposed change would add player-to-coach helmet communications to college football, eliminating the use of relaying signs from the sidelines to the huddle using signs.
Other sweeping changes include adding the use of tablets on the sideline to review game film live, as well as a two-minute warning, the NCAA announced Friday. The rule changes can be approved April 18 by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel to take effect in 2024.
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The helmet communications system would mirror the one used by the NFL, where one player on offense and one player on defense would have a listening device in their helmet, allowing them to receive play calls directly from a coach, eliminating the use of relaying calls through signs from the sideline. The communications would turn off with 15 seconds on the play clock or when the ball is snapped, whichever happens first.
A Michigan football helmet on the sideline during open practice at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.
“The use of technology has been on the committee’s agenda for several years, and the time is right to introduce it in NCAA football,” co-chair of the committee and vice president of football administration at the Big Ten Conference A.J. Edds said in a statement. “FBS conferences have partnered together to ensure the consistent application and work through the details of the technical requirements for implementation.”
The push to add helmet communications started in late October, after Michigan was accused of having an elaborate sign-stealing system. The news of…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-03-01 17:47:38
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