Report: Collegiate Coach-to-Player Helmet Comms Not Encrypted

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The NCAA this season has for the first time allowed coach-to-player communications through football helmets, but now some are concerned that those communications are occurring on unencrypted frequencies. 

According to ESPNTexas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt raised the issue during a call with Big 12 athletic directors Tuesday, after learning the Red Raiders' helmet communications were unencrypted and accessible to anyone with a scanner and knowledge of how to locate the frequencies.

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