OT: U-shaped slot in forehead region of helmets?

Submitted by WichitanWolverine on

I haven't seen this discussed yet, and a quick Google search turned up nothing, but I noticed after watching a bit of the ND and MSU games that some of the players seem to have a U-shaped something right in the forehead region of the helmets. It looks like a cut through the plastic, but I can't be sure. I'm assuming this is some kind of head injury prevention thing, but does anyone have information on it? Has this been used before? Do any of the Michgan players have it?

I probably missed information on this somewhere along the way, so delete if needed.

Mgobowl

September 13th, 2015 at 2:54 AM ^

Do teams allow players to pick which helmet to wear? With all the attention on concussions and injury prevention you would think teams would use the best evidence based research and testing to select the best helmet for their players.

mgorun.

September 13th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^

Players have about 5 options to choose from and they decide. All the attention on concussions is exactly why the don't select the helmet for the players... becomes a liability issue if you force someone to where a specific helmet and then they get hurt while wearing it.

panthers5

September 13th, 2015 at 9:02 AM ^

You first have to remember that not every head is shaped the same, and that a Schutt may fit you far better than a Riddell, or a Xienith, or a Russell, etc. 

Riddell and Schutt still lead the way in helmet technology and sales. All of the rest are nowhere close to these two giants.