NCAA - slowly ruining football (rules changes - merged)

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I wonder... how easy is it to hack into the opposing team's headset? How could that be caught? I know they use this in the NFL, and I can't recall any NFL teams being accused of hacking. So maybe this isn't a thing. But... maybe?

If they are smart they use encrypted comms not just other channels on a radio.

 

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Still likely a thing cause they will occasionally use hand signs to adjust the play or go fast but easier to negate when you think someone has them. Just huddle up and use comms

I would think that any hand signals from the sideline now be a thing of the past. They could communicate the change with the QB and he would change the play via an audible at the line of scrimmage.

I wonder... how easy is it to hack into the opposing team's headset? How could that be caught? I know they use this in the NFL, and I can't recall any NFL teams being accused of hacking. So maybe this isn't a thing. But... maybe?

It must hard or impossible to do. If it could be done you know Belichick and the Patriots would have been accused of doing it. Apparently in the early days some teams might have tried to "jam" the visiting team's communications late in the game. Now the Patriots were accused of that:

At least five teams have suspected Patriots of headset tampering

The term "Headsetgate" has just been coined and may not last, but the allegations that the Patriots tamper with visiting teams' communications at Gillette Stadium are nothing new.

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Here's a good article (from 2012 and I'm sure that the technology is even better today):

https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/2573/robert-griffin-iii-helmet

Are NFL teams hacking helmet headsets?​

“The radio spectrum at NFL games is usually monitored pretty close by the league's frequency coordinator,” he said. “They have special equipment set up to locate almost any interference problem. If there was an overriding signal, they may be able to see it and record it.”

Fortunately for NFL coaches, Viglione adds that actually intercepting communication would be very difficult, and hackers would need to record it and then use special software to decode the signal.

Still, conspiracy theorists might want to know why only the offensive helmets are reportedly malfunctioning and not the helmets of defensive players.

Viglione offers some possible insight: “The radio signal from the coach does not go directly to the helmet. The radio signal goes to another transmitter higher up in the stadium, and then that radio signal is sent to the helmet on the field. If there are two repeaters, one for the home team and one for the visiting team, and if they are located in different locations in the stadium, then I can see where only one would be affected. The jammer could position himself close to one of the repeaters and cause a problem to only the home team or the away team.”

 

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??????????
Whatever happened to guilty until proven innocent???

 

[ScriptOhio]

In case you are not up to date on the Terrence Shannon Jr. charges:

What to know about Terrence Shannon Jr.'s arrest on rape charge as Illinois plays in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

Shannon missed six games during his suspension but is leading a hot Illinois team into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament

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What to know about Terrence Shannon Jr.'s arrest on rape charge as Illinois plays in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16​

Here's what we know about the timeline and details of the case against Shannon, who has maintained his innocence since charges were brought against him in December.

Dec. 5, 2023: Shannon is charged with one count of rape or an alternative count of sexual battery after a woman alleged that he grabbed her buttocks, reached under her skirt and touched her inappropriately on Sept. 8 in Lawrence, Kansas.

Dec. 28, 2023: Shannon turns himself in and is arrested one day after a warrant is issued. He is released on $50,000 bail. Illinois suspends Shannon indefinitely, citing a zero-tolerance sexual conduct policy. Shannon's attorney, Mark P. Sutter, issues a statement acknowledging the accusation surfaced in September 2023 but that his client has declared his innocence since the beginning.

Jan. 2, 2024: Shannon Jr. writes a 1,366-word letter addressed to the University of Illinois student-athlete conduct panel, in which he continues to declare his innocence and pleads for the suspension to be overturned. The letter reads in part:

As to the criminal charges against me, I am declaring my innocence, as I did back in September. I have totally cooperated with that process and will continue to do so. While I appreciate my lawyers and their ability to fight the case in court, I know that the criminal justice system takes time. So my day in court will not come about for a long time, most likely long after the NBA draft, and I may not be cleared of the charges until it's too late. The harm that I will suffer from an immediate suspension can never be undone, and I will never have this opportunity to further my collegiate career or fulfill my lifelong dream to play in the NBA. Going forward, I want nothing more than to play basketball for the University of Illinois, and I remain hopeful that my due process rights will be honored and allow for a full reinstatement while this case is pending.

Jan. 8, 2024: Shannon's attorneys file a temporary restraining order against the University of Illinois seeking immediate reinstatement. The suit claims Shannon was not granted due process before being suspended from the team.

Jan. 19, 2024: U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Lawless hears Shannon's case and rules the school violated his civil rights with the suspension. Lawless grants an injunction asserting Shannon "will suffer irreparable harm" without it. Illinois abides by the ruling, reinstating him to full status.

Jan. 21, 2024: Shannon returns to play after missing six games and scores 16 points in an 86-63 home win over Rutgers.

Feb. 23, 2024: A preliminary hearing date for the rape case against Shannon is initially scheduled but later moved to May 10.

March 17, 2024: Illinois wins the Big Ten Tournament after three wins in three days. Shannon scores 28, 40 and 34 points in the three wins while earning Most Outstanding Player but is unavailable to the media. Illinois coach Brad Underwood comments only that he is coaching the players in the locker room, which at the time includes Shannon.

"I'm the basketball coach, and a lot of this stuff was put in play by our university, the courts, and I'm not going to consume myself with it," said Underwood. "I've got a locker room full of players that I said, when he was suspended, I was going to coach the guys in the locker room. He's in the locker room. I'm going to coach him."

March 21, 2024: No. 3 seed Illinois defeats Morehead State in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Shannon scores 26 points.

March 23, 2024: No. 3 seed Illinois defeats Duquesne to advance into the Sweet 16. Shannon scores 30 points for the third time in his last four outings.

From the Bleacher Report:

Illinois Closes Terrence Shannon Jr. Investigation Over Sexual Assault Allegations​

The University of Illinois is closing its investigation into the sexual assault accusations made against basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr., according to ESPN's Shwetha Surendran.

The school's director of the office for student conflict resolution, Robert Wilczynski, wrote to Shannon on April 5, noting that the school didn't have sufficient evidence to prove there was a violation of the student code.

Per that letter, the school wasn't given "access to the complainant, the complainant's witness." Additionally, "the complete Lawrence Police Department file was not available to the investigator."

Shannon, 23, was arrested and charged with rape, sexual intercourse without consent and use of force on Dec. 28 after a woman accused him of digitally penetrating her without consent in September at a bar in Lawrence, Kansas.

He posted a $50,000 bond and one of his attorneys, Mark P. Sutter, said Shannon has maintained his innocence "from the beginning" and has "cooperated with law enforcement throughout the investigation."

He is still facing criminal charges in Kansas, with a preliminary hearing slated for May 10.

Just sayin': If this was the policy back in 2020, I wonder if the cases against Amir Riep and Jahson Wint would have played out differently.

Reip and Wint were arrested on Feb. 11, 2020, and charged with two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. The two were dismissed from OSU's program a day later.

Obviously they were dismissed from OSU before given "due process".

Former Ohio State football players found not guilty of rape, kidnapping

Former Ohio State Football players, Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint, were found not guilty of rape by a Franklin county jury.

www.10tv.com

Former Ohio State football players found not guilty of rape, kidnapping​

A Franklin County jury found two former Ohio State football players not guilty on charges of kidnapping and rape stemming from an incident in 2020.

In 2020, Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint were indicted on two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. Both men were acquitted of those charges in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday.

 

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A summary of the new rule changes for 2024: