College Football Is Heading Towards Permanent Use Of Helmet Communication, Tablet Use, Two-Minute Warning

After having the ability to use it during this past season's bowl games, college football players soon will have permanent ability to communicate with coaches through wireless communication. What we've seen in the NFL for years is finally trickling down to the college ranks, coming off a year of sign-stealing allegations at Michigan. 

The proposal has been discussed over the last few months to permanently adopt the new communication system, and college football leaders are nearing a vote to make changes to the sport. 

According to Yahoo Sports, the new rules would allow for a player on either side of the ball to communicate with their coaches on the sidelines, via a helmet radio. This gives the quarterback the ability to hear the play-call from the offensive coordinator, and not have to really on signals to be relayed in from the sidelines. 

One of the key components to this new system will allow the defensive playcaller and quarterback on offense to hear the call, but this would end at the 15-second mark on the play clock for each team. Obviously, the coach cannot communicate with a player during a live-ball situation. 

FOXBOROUGH, MA - OCTOBER 08: New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr (4) checks his tablet during a game between the New England Patriots and the New Orleans Saints on October 8, 2023, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

What you currently see in the NFL on any given Sunday, will now be installed into the college game, finally. 

There are also two new remedies to college football that are expected to be passed. The first one is allowing tablets to be used on the sidelines. This gives coordinators and position players the ability to go over what they just saw on the field, which is the same technique used in the NFL as well. 

Also, these tablets could be used at halftime in locker rooms, as position groups break off to discuss the first half. 

One of the most important items set to be voted on and passed is a two-minute warning type break, like the NFL model. This will give teams the opportunity to stop the clock, and not have to burn a timeout, just as you see every weekend in the NFL. 

College football leaders are hoping these new rules will further expedite the sport, with helmet communications being a massive addition to the game.