Lawsuit Shows Football’s ‘Oklahoma Drill’ Is No Day at the Beach
By Gary Chester, Senior Writer
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Charles “Bud” Wilkinson, the legendary football coach who guided Oklahoma to three national titles in the 1950s, devised a two-on-two tackling drill in a confined space to improve technique and toughness. More recently, the NFL and many high schools have banned the so-called “Oklahoma drill” over concussion concerns.
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