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Banning Tackles in Football Practice Is Ivy League Smart
The NFL has an interest in promoting safety at the college level.
Mind the head.
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Can the Ivy League, the birthplace of college football, find itself back at the forefront of the gridiron innovation? Let's hope so.
Last week, the league's eight football coaches voted unanimously to do away with full-contact hitting in regular-season practices as a way to counter long-term injury and brain damage. The most obvious follow-up question is whether Division 1 schools and conferences, including the formidable Power Five, will follow suit.