Boston College 'Red Bandanna' tribute uniforms lead top Week 2 CFB looks - ESPN

On Friday, one of college football's most meaningful uniforms will carry even more emotion than usual.

For years, Boston College has worn its «Red Bandanna» uniforms for one game every season, an alternate look with a powerful backstory. The uniforms, donned for the school's annual «Red Bandanna Game,» pay tribute to Boston College alum Welles Crowther. Crowther, who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, is credited with saving a number of lives while wearing a red bandanna.

With the Eagles' Week 2 matchup against Rutgers on Friday night coming on the same date as the 25th anniversary of the attacks, the team will be wearing the special uniform. It features red bandana pattern elements throughout, most prominently on the jersey's sleeves and center logo, as well as on a helmet stripe. «FOR WELLES» is on the back of each jersey in lieu of a traditional nameplate.

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The Scarlet Knights will be honoring their connection to Sept. 11 as well: Their pants are emblazoned on the side with the words «Never Forget,» while the helmets feature an American flag-colored No. 37, representing the number of Rutgers alumni who died in the attacks.

These tributes aren't the only strong uniforms from Week 2 of the college football season. Here are the best looks from around the nation.

New Orleans' famed Mardi Gras tradition offers plenty of inspiration for Tulane's «City Edition» alternates, and the Green Wave took the city's colorful staple to the max when creating the uniforms.

Tulane will rock the City Edition threads — which feature a bright green base color, blocked font lettering and numbers and an on-theme «Jester Angry Wave» motif that tweaks the usual Green Wave logo — against