This weekend’s Big Ten football championship game on Fox Sports will be very important. Not just to of the huge playoff implications but because of an experiment that is taking place on the field. Football fans will get to see the field in a whole new way. When Wisconsin takes on Penn State for the Big Ten Championship referees will be wearing hats equipped with GoPros. If all goes well this will be helpful for ratings and the struggling GoPro who recently had to issue a recall for its drones.
I for one am looking forward to seeing things from a referees perspective of the action. An unseen benefit of this experiment is that it might make fans more forgiving of them when they blow calls if we can see what they see or don’t see for that matter. Fox Sports worked alongside GoPro and Big Ten officials to make sure things will work without issue.
This won’t be the first time that Fox Sports Lab has tried out the GoPro. They have already successfully tested out the system during the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota game. That footage above and also can been watched on The Nightly Dish podcast right now. Fox Sports will also have a dedicated stream of GoPro Hat Cam footage on their Fox Sports Go app. Unfortunately you’ll need a cable subscription to take advantage of what that streaming app offers. ESPN might have to watch its back. Fox Sports Labs has been very future forward with its coverage. The referee GoPro cameras are just the latest in a line of toys they use that include drones and VR.
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- The Big Ten Championship referees will be wearing hats equipped with GoPros.
- This won’t be the first time that Fox Sports Lab has tried out the GoPro
- That footage above and also can been watched on The Nightly Dish podcast right now.