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Why is Rutgers football coach Chris Ash at a rugby tournament in Philadelphia this weekend?

Ever since he changed his ways of teaching tackling techniques in 2014 by following the lead of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and introducing to his Ohio State charges a shoulder-leverage tackling method that is similar to the style used by helmet-less players in rugby, Chris Ash has been willing to tell anyone willing to listen why he believes it's the safest — and best — defensive approach in football.

"Why do I speak about rugby-style tackling? Because I want to promote the game of football,'' the Rutgers football coach said in a recent interview with NJ Advance Media.