University of New Hampshire tries conducting practice sans helmets

Friday's and safety news from the world of football:

• Sports Illustrated's TheMMQB.com featured the University of New Hampshire's study involving wearing no helmets during practice.

• NJ.com reported that despite having three players return to play with concussion symptoms, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin insisted the head injuries are not are to recognize.

• Military.com featuredDenver Broncos lineman Ben Garland's path from the National Guard to the NFL.

• The New York Post reported on allegations that Columbia University coach Pete Mangurian ignored concussion diagnosis.

• KCNC-TV in Denver reported on the research by the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy to repurpose an asthma drug to help concussion victims.

• WSJV-TV in Elkhart, Indiana, looked at concussion research at St. Mary's College.

• WESA-FM in Pittsburgh reported that researchers have found a link between concussion-related depression and white matter in the brain.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor