The NASA threads Navy will wear vs. Army might be college football’s coolest alternate uniforms

A handful of programs in the sport have tried to claim ownership of being college football’s unofficial outer space team. Purdue, Rice, UCF and Air Force have all trotted out space-themed uniforms over the years. The Air Force Academy has its connection with the Space Force, Rice and UCF have longstanding relationships with NASA, and at least 47 Purdue graduates have gone to space – including Neil Armstrong – leading the Boilermakers to wear uniforms honoring the moon landing in 2019. But here’s the thing: No other institution of higher education in America has produced more astronauts than the United…