Coast to coast, players and coaches from each pair of opposing teams in the NCAA are being urged to walk onto the field for a pre-kickoff handshake. See folks? We can all play nice. Officials hope it sets a tone for sportsmanlike behavior on the field and in the stands. “It is symbolic,” says former Baylor coach Grant Teaff, who heads the Texas-based American Football Coaches Association. “But it is, we think, a very important initiative.” The onetime, opening-day gesture expands on a clause in the AFCA’s ethics code that calls for coaches to exchange a handshake before games. Teams will spread across the middle of the field, shake or fist-bump or whatever, and be back off in an estimated four minutes.
Source: USA Today
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