Football helmets have evolved dramatically from the days of leather caps, but the quest for better protection is far from over. Kodiak Brush, a former MIT linebacker, is taking that mission personally ...

Oct. 31—NEW LONDON — Most of the big things went right for the Coast Guard Academy football team, including the first career start for freshman quarterback Joe Armentrout, who threw for 291 yards and ...

Where: Cadet Memorial Field, New London (spectators are allowed). Records: MIT 3-3 overall, 1-2 NEWMAC; Coast Guard 2-5, 0-3. Players to watch: MIT, QB Oakley Dehning (12-for-21, 191 yards, 4 TDs, 0 ...

Kodiak Brush doesn’t mince words when it comes to the state of football helmet design. “Most helmets today are designed to win lab tests, not protect players on the field,” he tells me over email.