WATCH: Vanderbilt unveils new ‘Battle Ready’ Nike alternate uniforms
By Andrew Olson
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Vanderbilt is adding a new alternate uniform for the 2019 season.
The Commodores unveiled their “Battle Ready” Nike alternate uniforms on Saturday with a live reveal and a video shared on the team’s official Twitter account. The look has the “Black and Gold” sporting a lot of steel grey, as you can see in the video below:
In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm.
Battle ready. ⚓️#RTI | #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/DZRdkXU4ST
— Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) August 10, 2019
And here’s how the uniforms were unveiled in person for the media:
Vandy’s new “Battle Ready” uniform unveiled pic.twitter.com/C8aK6BJoOF
— Adam Sparks (@AdamSparks) August 10, 2019
Derek Mason noted that the uniforms include 82 rivets painted on the helmet in honor of Turner Cockrell, who died of cancer in November. He wore No. 82.
“In order to realize the worth of the anchor, we need to feel the stress of the storm,” coach Derek Mason said in a promotional video released at the unveiling, per Adam Sparks of The Tennesseean. “Rivets are the strength of the ship — 82 rivets for our strength and our rock Turner Cockrell, who was always battle ready.”
What do you think of the uniforms?
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