LSU football team shows off new air-conditioned helmets ahead of 2023 season
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Cooler heads will prevail once the 2023 college football season begins – at least for the LSU Tigers.
Tiger Stadium is located in Baton Rouge, which can easily get extremely humid and hot throughout the season. The new helmets will have built-in air-conditioning units and are expected to help combat the uncomfortable conditions.
A battery system that powers the air-conditioners will have a five-hour lifespan before it needs to be recharged.
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An LSU Tigers player helmet during the Syracuse Orange game on Sept. 26, 2015, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
The football players will use the air-conditioned helmets for all practices and games in 2023.
The helmets were created by a Louisiana-based company named Tigeraire. The air-conditioning units are expected to last up to four years.
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In a video from Tigeraire, the football players seemed excited about the opportunity to try on the helmets.
Each helmet will allow players to customize how the cool air is distributed. A player can opt to have the air pump down toward their nose and mouth or have it blow directly on their forehead.
A defogging mechanism will kick in whenever a player adds a visor to their helmet.
Tiger Stadium before a game between LSU and the Ole Miss Rebels in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Oct. 22, 2022. (John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
It remains to be seen if the cooler helmets will be an advantage for LSU.
Not matter what, it is likely that other