The Ohio State football program had to deal with Michigan stealing its signs in multiple matchups.
We know what Connor Stalions did for TTUN and how bad it was. That wasn’t the only reason why the Buckeyes have lost to them three times in a row though. Day knows that and has made some staff changes to remedy that.
One thing Day and his staff might not have to worry about anymore are sign-stealers. There has been talk about putting communicators into the helmets of offensive and defensive play-callers for a while now. The NFL does it, so it makes sense to do it for college too. That might be happening sooner than fans think.
Ohio State football might get helmet communication next season
The powers that be are voting on three new rule changes. According to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, those rule changes are helmet communication, the use of tablets on the sidelines, and a two-minute warning. Two of those rule changes make a lot of sense, while the other is just stupid and shouldn’t be made a rule.
It makes sense to allow teams to use tablets on the sidelines to help study film. The NFL does that and it’s perfectly acceptable. The same thing goes for coach-to-player helmet communication. It makes all the sense in the world for them to be able to call plays in from the sidelines. If they can’t hear them on the road, teams can still signal the plays in.
The one rule that doesn’t make sense to adopt is the two-minute rule. They are trying to make things too NFL-like. One of the things that is special about college football is that it has different rules from the NFL. There’s no two-minute warning, you only need to get one foot down for a catch, and a multitude of other rules. People like the differences.
The NCAA will decide whether or not to adopt these changes on April 18th. We’ll find out then whether or not these changes will come next season.
