Carson Beck, Georgia football ready for helmet communication that could be coming to FBS

Kedon Slovis played quarterback for Southern Cal in the Pac-12, Pittsburgh in the ACC and BYU in the Big 12, but it wasn’t until he took part in the East-West Shrine Bowl for NFL Draft hopefuls that he experienced in-helmet communication to get plays from the sideline.

“It took a little bit to get used to, but it’s pretty nice to have it,” Slovis said. “I think the biggest thing is we’ve talked all the stuff about the signal stealing and all that. I’ve dealt it with firsthand. Everyone talks about just one school doing it. Every school is doing it to some extent. I think that will help clean up the game a little bit.”

Coach-to-player helmet communications, in place in the NFL since 1994, is coming to college football in 2024 if the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approves new technology rules on April 18 that were proposed by the NCAA Football Rules Committee.

It would come a season after a Michigan staffer was embroiled in controversy for alleged in-person scouting of future opponents which is against NCAA rules, but the electronic helmet communications already had proponents who wanted it brought to the college game.

Coaches would be allowed to communicate to one player through their helmet in games involving FBS schools. The player would have a green dot on the back of their helmet.

“I’m actually very interested to see how that’s going to change because for us we’re really a no-huddle offense,” Georgia quarterback Carson Beck said at the start of spring practices. “We don’t huddle very much, so how does that change the communication to the wide receivers, the offensive line? Are we still going to have to signal and all that type of stuff?”

Georgia has used the in-helmet communication during scrimmages and plans to do so during Saturday’s G-Day game, a team spokesman said.

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Publish date : 2024-04-10 08:04:50

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