Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies

[rcid1971]

I'm kinda amazed by this. How we've seen (E) spread like ants everywhere, that this wasn't even considered.

Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies​

Coach-to-player in-game communications during Power 4 college football games this season have been occurring on unencrypted frequencies, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, a revelation that raises questions about whether they could have been compromised.

Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt said he raised the issue during a call with Big 12 athletic directors Tuesday, after learning the Red Raiders' helmet communications were unencrypted and accessible to anyone with a scanner and knowledge of how to locate the frequencies.

The Big 12 has instructed its 10 schools playing games this weekend to send their helmet communication devices back to GSC, the provider for all 68 Power 4 teams this year, for a software update that would provide encryption, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The modules and cutoff switches are expected to be updated and returned in time for Saturday's games.

 

[xohs]

Any idea of the frequencies used? I'm headed to a game this weekend, might be interesting to listen in on the action.

Looks like the helmet comms are provided by this company: Coach to Player
Reference: Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies

 

[ecps92]

Any idea of the frequencies used? I'm headed to a game this weekend, might be interesting to listen in on the action.

Looks like the helmet comms are provided by this company: Coach to Player
Reference: Sources: College helmet communications on unencrypted frequencies

See the ongoing thread from June

ACC Coach to Player Radio Licenses Issued

Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) has received three new licenses for COACH TO PLAYER COMMUNICATIONS FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. These licenses cover various states including MA, SC, CA, FL,IN,KY TX, NY, VA and NC (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill). The frequencies are UHF DMR 450 MHz range with...

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[dave3825]

The Big 12 has instructed its 10 schools playing games this weekend to send their helmet communication devices back to GSC, the provider for all 68 Power 4 teams this year, for a software update that would provide encryption, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The modules and cutoff switches are expected to be updated and returned in time for Saturday's games.

I'm headed to a game this weekend, might be interesting to listen in on the action.

If there all going in to be updated with encryption, and being returned for Saturdays games, how are you going to listen?