Teams watch as Blake Evans, left, tackles Zach Spencer during a drill at the Hawk Tackling clinic in Massachusetts. The rugby-style tackling form is aimed at reducing concussions in football.

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 ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska football coaches no longer are putting players through rugby-style tackling drills, and the athletic department has ended its ...

For years, Willie Fritz taught tackling one specific way: eyes up and chin-on-chest. Fritz would travel the country, giving clinics and presentations on the tackling technique he used during a ...

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 — which emphasized the use of the shoulder, not ...

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.

Carroll pointed to rugby -- in which players don’t wear helmets -- as the sport with the best tackling techniques. “We have found that we can practice and drill our tackling without pads or a helmet,” ...

Discussion The tackle event causes the majority of shoulder injuries in professional rugby and is the commonest cause of days lost due to shoulder injuries. Therefore, potential methods of ...

It may be the most iconic sound in football: helmets loudly cracking together to accompany a massive hit that drives the crowd crazy.

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.

It may be the most iconic sound in football: helmets loudly cracking together to accompany a massive hit that drives the crowd crazy.