FSU's GPS technology to change game

Posted Jun 23, 2014
Florida State players call him "Rocket Man." Chris Jacobs' computer is fueled by data that arrive in real time, courtesy of GPS monitors the players wear in specially-designed straps across their chests that track everything from acceleration rates to heart rates and, most important to the dozens of Seminoles patiently waiting for official results, speed. For the coaches, it's the technology that has undercut conventional wisdom by providing immediate feedback on every facet of a player's exertion on the field. (ESPN.com)

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