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LSU experiments with new technology to diagnose head injuries

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The last explanation that Jack Marucci ever wants to hear is, “This is how we’ve always done it.” In the LSU director of athletic training’s line of work, you either stay current or you fall well behind.

That thinking has been the impetus for LSU’s football program experimenting with new forms of technology in each of the last three seasons, all in an effort to improve the medical staff’s ability to diagnose head injuries and potentially prevent some of those ailments.