Engineering researchers at the University of Cincinnati are cautioning football players and families about helmets marketed for specific positions.

Kodiak Brush doesn’t mince words when it comes to the state of football helmet design. “Most helmets today are designed to win lab tests, not protect players on the field,” he tells me over email.

As the collegiate and professional football seasons wind down to their finales this year, it is interesting to reflect on the controversy surrounding brain injuries in contact sports. As the ...

At a meeting with St. Henry freshmen and their families on Thursday, Jan. 25, football coach Tim Odom debuted the Crusaders' helmets. The design is a white shell with the school's mascot on either ...

As fears over CTE grow, helmet makers are rethinking how much protection is too much. One startup says lighter could actually be safer.

As we near the halfway point of the NFL season, the league is working to make the game safer. Through the NFL Helmet Challenge, the league has recently awarded three teams of engineers $1.55 million ...

May 27, 2014 (Newswise). Virginia Tech has updated results of its adult football helmet ratings, which are designed to identify key differences between the abilities of individual helmets to reduce ...

Football helmets have evolved dramatically from the days of leather caps, but the quest for better protection is far from over. Kodiak Brush, a former MIT linebacker, is taking that mission personally ...

EAST LANSING, Mich — The sight was a common one for Andrew Kolpacki. For many a Sunday, he would watch NFL games on TV and see quarterbacks putting their hands on their helmets, desperately trying to ...

Illinois’ football team has used a lot of helmet designs over the years, but they’ll make history on Tuesday afternoon when they take the field against South Carolina. The Illini, who are hoping to ...

A former Pro Bowl offensive lineman doesn't appear to be a fan of Nebraska's helmet design. Former Michigan Wolverine Taylor Lewan posted a short clip of a recent visit to the Husker football facility ...