Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. One of the topics of conversation was the team’s use of in-helmet communication in 2024.
In April, the NCAA announced it would allow helmet communications for FBS games. Rhule confirmed that the Cornhuskers will use the technology in 2024.
“It’s probably not as much of a help on defense. The reality is in tempo offenses in college it’s probably not as much of a help as it is in the NFL. We’ll use it. On offense, I’m not going to say groundbreaking, but it’s like that. Right, it’s seismic.”
He also described scenarios when the technology could be helpful.
“You’re able to remind the quarterback, not just of the play but also the situation, and also the thought process. Like, hey, it’s 3rd and 7 here, two downs, take the check-down if it’s there. Which he understands gets us to 4th and 3.”
The head coach also went into detail on how Nebraska uses in-helmet communication during practice.
“And we’re not just going to do it on gameday, we do it everyday. So, I won’t be talking to the quarterbacks, I have the ability to and I guess if I wanted to I would. But, we’ll do it just like we did it in the NFL. Satt (Marcus Satterfield) will talk to the quarterbacks. In practice Glenn (Thomas), Satt (Marcus Satterfield) and Garret (McGuire), will all have those so they can work with all three teams. It’s got to be enough information, but it can’t be too much information.”
Nebraska will kick off the 2024 season on August 31 at 2:30 pm when they welcome UTEP to Memorial Stadium.
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