How high-tech mouthguards at a Pennsylvania high school gather data about head impacts in football

Name: How high-tech mouthguards at a Pennsylvania high school gather data about head impacts in football
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T18:11:00-0400
Duration: 5 min 7 s
Description: Football season is kicking into high gear and so is a research project using technology and physics to study head impacts in football. At Aliquippa High School, home to one of the most storied football teams in the region, a Penn State University researcher is studying head impacts to keep players safer. KDKA's Kristine Sorensen reports.

Football season is kicking into high gear and so is a research project using technology and physics to study head impacts in football. At Aliquippa High School, home to one of the most storied football teams in the region, a Penn State University researcher is studying head impacts to keep players safer. KDKA's Kristine Sorensen reports.