This past Saturday wrapped up the regular season of college football, with several teams facing their most hated rivals in style. Mississippi State was one of these schools, donning their new "Egg Bowl" jerseys against their cross state rival Ole Miss. Many schools are taking advantage of new technologies available in uniforms made by Adidas called TechFit. Adidas claims that their TechFit Shockwave technology makes it more difficult for a player to be tackled, as well allowing for the player to be faster and more flexible. Here's a closer look at the fabric of the TechFit technology:
Adidas' competitors Nike and Under Armour also feature cutting edge uniforms that offer similar benefits to the TechFit uniforms that Adidas makes. The University of Maryland has become the guinea pig for Under Armour, since their CEO Kevin Plank is a Terps grad, and their new uniforms definitely compete for some of the most unique uniforms in college football. This is similar to how Nike partners with the University of Oregon to create over 60 different individual uniforms to choose from. However the Ducks' uniforms can sometimes be a bit eccentric, as seen in the neon yellow unis below:
These new technologies in uniform design are indeed exciting and could make it more difficult to bring guys down to the ground. But as the University of Michigan found out this season, these new threads are not going to automatically turn a losing program into champions.
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