Hard and heavy is not actually better to avoid traumatic brain injury playing football. The Apache helmet shows why.

Football helmets have come a long way since the days of the leatherheads, but there's obviously still some work to be done ...

Ex-MIT linebacker Kodiak Brush helps design the Apache helmet, earning the highest safety rating ever from Virginia Tech.

In the spirit of getting back to a more normal 2021-22 season, let's take a look at the top 25 best helmets in all of college football ... for criticizing the NCAA's new one-time transfer rule ...