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Texas Tech raises issue with headset communications over unencrypted frequencies
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Texas Tech raises issue with headset communications over unencrypted frequencies

Amid concerns about encryption of headset communications in college football, Texas Technology is asking the Big 12 to provide reports on the integrity of two of its recent games.

According to a Wednesday afternoon report According to ESPN’s Max Olson, headset communication throughout college football this season has been conducted on insecure frequencies — frequencies that could theoretically be accessible to anyone.

“We have to have a game that is in no way questionable in its integrity on a Saturday afternoon,” Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt told Olson of his demands. “We owe it to the 120 young men on our football team to ensure that this happens, that it is a fair competitive game and that the same rules are applied.”

The games Texas Tech is looking to clarify are its 59-35 loss to Baylor on October 19 and its 35-34 defeat against TCU SATURDAY. The Red Raiders play Iowa State Saturday in Ames, Iowa.

GSC, the company that provides the communication devices on the headsets, is reportedly encrypting them with a software update. This season is the first in which helmet communication is legal in FBS.