A new form of tackling -- the rugby-style Hawk Tackle -- is all the rage at Ohio State and could spread across the country. Oklahoma, Nebraska and others are hoping to learn more about it.

Time will tell, but rugby-style tackling might be one solution that would make the game safer for players without fundamentally changing the game. Next Up In NFL. Four Saints ...

One day he changed his approach on the spot. In 2014, Pete Carroll, then the head coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, released a teaching video that introduced a rugby-style of tackling ...

Nebraska is the latest program to adopt rugby-style tackling. As in rugby, where players wear no helmets, the tackle is made by driving a shoulder into or near the ball-carrier's hip, wrapping him ...

Rugby-style tackling may have lower force of impact than football-style tackling. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 07 / 190716174114.htm ...

ESPN's Sheil Kapadia detailed the Seahawks' effort to promote a new, rugby-style tackling method that has been paying dividends over the last three seasons.. It's been pushed by assistant head ...

If the evidence suggests the rugby-style tackling truly is superior, kids will need to be taught the right methods at an early age. There has already been a big movement in college at Ohio State ...

"A small number of NFL teams have incorporated the rugby-style tackle in an effort to reduce risk of concussion," Garrett noted in an American Academy of Neurology (AAN) news release.

UH coach Willie Fritz has introduced a rugby-style of tackling — which emphasizes the use of the shoulder, not the head — to the Cougars. Houston lineman Anthony Holmes wraps up UNLV ...

If th e Red R aiders are more effective tacklers this season, though, Gray's influence might have something to do with it. The former Scottish rugby player, coach and equipment innovator has been ...

In their quest to find the best way to tackle, the Seahawks stumbled across an older, potentially safer, way to bring ball carriers to the ground. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska safety Nate Gerry was ejected from back-to-back games last season because officials ruled he targeted receivers above the shoulders when tackling them.