Irving, Texas – Big 12 football teams have received an encryption update that protects communication from coaches to players through their helmets.
The conference released a statement Thursday saying none of its games were compromised by the flaw, which was first detected in an SEC game in September. All the Power 4 conferences use the same communications system.
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The Big 12 said all schools can move forward using technology from the same company they’re using, GSC, or from CoachComm, which supplies a similar product.
Earlier this year, the NCAA approved coach-to-player communication through the helmet, the likes of which have been in play in NFL games for several years.
Coaches talk to players – normally the quarterback on offense and a linebacker on defense – by pressing a button to activate the system. The communication cuts off with 15 seconds left on the play clock.
The SEC and Big Ten previously said they were not aware of any games being compromised because of the problem.
QB in NIL dispute enters portal
Quarterback Matthew Sluka, who left UNLV three games into the season over a name, image and likeness dispute, has entered the transfer portal, agent Marcus Cromartie said Thursday.
Sluka’s decision to leave the Rebels after leading them to a 3-0 record ignited a nationwide debate about what kind of precedent this could set. By leaving before playing a fifth game, Sluka was able to use a redshirt season and preserve his final year of eligibility.
Cromartie and Bob Sluka, the quarterback’s father, have said Sluka was promised $100,000 in NIL money to transfer from Holy Cross, but no payments were ever made.
Sluka, a graduate transfer, has not spoken publicly since then.
UNLV released a statement at the time accusing Sluka’s agent of making “financial demands.”
Hajj-Malik Williams, a senior transfer from Campbell, replaced Sluka as the starter and has passed for 1,017 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for 495 yards and five TDs. The Rebels are 3-2 under Williams, including a 29-24 loss to now No. 15 Boise State on Friday.
UNLV is 6-2 overall and bowl eligible for the second season in a row, the first time the Rebels have accomplished that in program history.
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