LSU is using special mouthguards that help detect concussion causing impacts

this is legit awesome

Great idea, but wouldn't it be simpler to put the monitor in the helmet?

Thats interesting, but I remember a study they did at UNC and they couldn't make a correlation between the G's taken during a hit and a concussion.

It's a new field of study still. Some say yes and others say no.

very cool. i'm more of the thinking that it's the rotational forces at play when getting hit, similar to when getting hit on the chin in a fight but this data could definitely shed some more light on that.

I agree and I bet that is what they are doing. LSU has always had one of the best athletic training staffs around.