Detroit has long been known as “The Automotive Capital of the World,” but now some Motor City engineers are using their auto-industry tech to make sports fields safer. The engineers at Viconic Sporting, a privately-owned company based in the Metro Detroit city of Dearborn, have created a new energy-absorbing shock pad that can be installed […]
Since a seventh grade school trip to the Kennedy Space Center, former University of Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs has been fascinated with aviation. His first airplane ride happened at six months old, and he has always had an “engineer’s mindset.” For the future NFL quarterback, his curiosity with the field eventually solidified his plans to major […]
The NCAA Football Rules Committee has voted to rescind the proposal that would have permitted the in-game use of video and electronic devices for coaching purposes in press boxes and locker rooms starting with the 2017 season. The Oct. 17 decision came as the result of feedback from the football community and several conference administrators […]
On Saturdays, Neyland Stadium is buzzing with fans clad in orange and white waiting to swarm the stadium to settle in for some college football. Some of the best in the game, including Peyton Manning, have come through the University of Tennessee and played there. Neyland Stadium has undergone 16 expansion projects since 1921 when […]
When surveying the college athletics landscape, what’s virtually always overlooked are those schools and student-athletes outside the power conferences and non-mainstream sports. That’s a reality entrenched amidst the enigmas of the NCAA… The newfound trend of VR startups venturing into elite college programs only highlights the disparity that exists, with the overall divide, seemingly, growing […]
