Georgia Tech will honor its defenses of the 1980s -- dubbed the "Black Watch defense" -- by trotting out black jerseys for Saturday's home game against Bowling Green.
From Georgia Tech's press release:
Georgia Tech wore black jerseys for home games under legendary alumnus and head coach Bill Curry in the 1980s. The [term] “Black Watch defense” was coined for the Yellow Jackets’ ACC-leading units under defensive coordinator Bill Lindsey in 1984 and ’85. Lindsey dubbed the most prominent players on his Tech defenses the “Black Watch,” in honor of the famed Scottish military forces that took the same name beginning in the 1700s.
Perhaps those Scottish military forces were effective because they glowed in the dark. Because that's what these uniforms do.
While it's a neat trick, the practical purposes of these uniforms inspire more questions than answers.
The game kicks at 3:30 p.m. ET, and even if it was played at night, the field would still be illuminated