Army getting new unis, reportedly changing nickname to Cadets
Army will reportedly be known as the Cadets instead of the Black Knights next season.
The school is announcing a uniform makeover and a nickname change on Monday, April 13. The uniform changes are part of Army's agreement with its uniform supplier, Nike.
#Army Athletics will reveal new logo and nickname change (#BlackKnights to Cadets) at rebranding event on April 13 at Eisenhower Hall.
— Sal Interdonato (@salinterdonato) April 6, 2015
From Army's site, which will broadcast the rebrand at 8 p.m. ET Monday:
With the goal of developing an innovative and consistent athletic identity that pays tribute to the Academy's legacy and tradition, Army Athletics, U.S. Army and Academy leadership, Nike, current and former cadet-athletes, coaches, historians and West Point graduates, collaborated on a nearly 18-month brand evolution program.
Will the team no longer have its fantastic gold helmets with a black stripe? We hope not.
The name change to Cadets isn't a new one. The Black Knights nickname has only been official since 1999, when it switched from Cadets.
"We really want to make sure we have something that identifies regionally, nationally and internationally," Army athletic director Boo Corrigan said to the Army Times in November.
According to the Army Times, the Black Knights nickname took off as an alternative moniker for the school during the football team's heyday in the 1940s. From 1944-1946 Army went undefeated. The time period was also during running back Glenn Davis' record-setting success. Davis has the careeer yards-per-carry record in college football, the record that was challenged in 2014 by Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon.
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