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Even before the Michigan sign-stealing scandal, college football coaches are eager to eliminate the need for sideline signals. The NCAA football playing rules committee has been slow to embrace the use of coach-to-player communication technology because of concerns that it could provide a competitive advantage to schools that could afford better tech. The Michigan case is likely to accelerate the move. The NFL has allowed it for years.
