An audio clip obtained and verified by The Athletic demonstrates how it is possible to intercept college football’s new coach-to-helmet communication technology. A person identified as Texas Tech defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter can be heard relaying a series of in-game defensive play calls and prompts during Texas Tech’s game against TCU on Oct. 26.
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The 31-second clip is somewhat muffled and, at least for non-football staffers or personnel, contains little context for what the play calls and terminology refer to. But the captured clip points to a larger concern among some college football coaches about potential advantages that could be gained from intercepted signals.
The audio was captured by a third-party entity
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