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The Tennessee Volunteers are known for their up-tempo, high-powered offense, but that could look a little different in 2024 with new rules coming to college football. Along with the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, changes are coming to the on-field product this fall.
We got an idea of how some new rules proposed by the NCAA Rules Committee would play out during Bowl Season. Teams had the opportunity to opt into testing some new features that are now on the voting block for the NCAA
Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reports that we could see coach-to-player helmet communication, tablets on the sidelines, and a 2-minute warning coming to college football.
Coach-to-player communication through the players’ helmets has gained momentum after Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal at the beginning of the 2023 football season. It’s easier to sniff out what your opponent is running if there are no signals or signs to steal
It’s also the first step towards the NCAA modernizing college football and moving towards the NFL’s on-field product. If this passes, it will end an era for one of the greatest parts of college football: weird signals and funny signs. It could also be the end of seeing three or four graduate assistants in different colors on the sidelines, signaling the next play to the players on the field.
Why would anyone want to get rid of the chaos that comes from play cards?
In Josh Heupel’s offense, the graduate assistants signaling in the play is how Tennessee can effectively be the fastest offense in the country. Even if helmet communications pass the NCAA Rules Committee vote, I would not be surprised to see some type of signals still being used by Tennessee to keep their up-tempo offense running smoothly.
The next change on the docket is to bring tablets to the sideline. Of the three proposed modifications, this is the one I am fully on board with implementing this fall. Sure, helmet communications will help coaches communicate more efficiently with players on the field, and a two-minute warning will add a natural break for the players, but neither should be a priority for college football.