The Ivy League is arguably the largest concentration of top minds in the world.

While coming off a bit snobby at times, they can also be very forward thinking. And it’s that mindset that could be the road map for the future of football.

The conference coaches recently voted to eliminate full-contact practices during the regular season in an effort to not only keep players healthy for football while also protecting the brain from head trauma.

The obvious argument from football diehards is, “How can tackling improve during the season if we cannot practice tackling on ourselves?” And that makes sense because repetition produces the muscle memory needed to react without thinking.

“Either we change the way we coach the game, or we’re not going to have a game to coach,” said Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens who hasn’t had a losing record since eliminating practice tackling in 2010.

Instead of hitting and tackling teammates, Teevens has stressed technique by tackling pads and practice dummies.

This should be a mandate for all high schools and colleges immediately. The NFL — the highest collection of football talent in the world — only allows 14 full-contact practices during the season thanks to the collective bargaining agreement.

The game of football has taken a strong hit thanks to head trauma research. Former players and coaches have said they would think twice before allowing their children to play football.

A measure like this wouldn’t stop the head-related injuries. But it would go a long way to slowing them down. Why make it easier for a player to fall prey to a concussion just by hitting another teammate in practice? It doesn’t make sense.

In order for swift action the NFL must be behind this. They know that the future of the game is at stake and commissioner Roger Goodell must stand behind what the Ivy League is doing.

If he doesn’t, youth football will continue to suffer to the point where the college and pro games may not be able to fill rosters with the current amount of highly talented athletes.

When I first read this, I thought it would never happen. There are too many proud high school and college coaches that refuse to use the shotgun let alone refuse practice tackling during the season.

But this is how the game will be saved. People have read about Junior Seau and Dave Duerson. They’ve seen how Jim McMahon has struggled with vision and memory loss during retirement. The fears of CTE are real and it can happen to anyone.

This is the best defense for getting back to the basics by teaching fundamentals while preventing injury. It seems so obvious; I’m surprised that this hasn’t been happening already.