Football:
Splash shields?... might as well try it.
With just weeks until the scheduled start of the college football season, everyone involved in the sport faces a serious time crunch. Schutt had a quick turnaround on the product out of necessity. The company began work in May, announced the shield in early June and said orders would head out in July. When TCU assistant athletic director for football equipment Brian Coutras got the email about it, he moved quickly.
“There was no opportunity to do any (research and development),” Coutras said.