Skip to main content

Lucas: New college football rules emphasize player safety

If Big Ten football officials are looking for a training video to enhance their preparation for the 2008 season — specifically targeting the points of emphasis as mandated by the NCAA rules committee — they need look no further than the Big Ten Network for assistance; an odd starting point, to be sure. Yet, for months, the BTN has been running a “highlight” loop, which has included a helmet-to-helmet collision between Michigan State strong safety Nehemiah Warrick, the aggressor, and University of Wisconsin receiver Kyle Jefferson, the victim.