LSU Football Unveils Air-Conditioned Helmets for 2023 Season

Now that’s cold.
LSU Football Unveils Air-Conditioned Helmets for 2023 Season
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As anyone who has been to Louisiana in September can tell you, playing football outdoors in the Pelican State is an arduous task. Late summer on the bayou is hot and sticky; there’s a reason the Saints call the Superdome home.

With LSU staring down games at home in Baton Rouge, one in Orlando, one in Starkville, Miss., and one in Oxford, Miss., this September, the Tigers have found a novel way to beat the heat.

LSU will wear air-conditioned helmets for all practices and games in 2023, created by a Louisiana-based company called Tigeraire. The helmets will reportedly have a five-hour life span before needing to be charged, and last up to four years, according to sports business expert Joe Pompliano.

Several Tigers players tried on the helmets in a video that made the rounds Wednesday afternoon.

“It feels hella good, actually,” defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo said.

“That feels good, bro!” tight end Mac Markway exclaimed. “If I’m running in this, I ain’t sweating … at all. It’s like, cold.”

Other players agreed with their teammates, with one remarking that Tigeraire “messed up the game.”

In the arms race that is college football, other teams are bound to follow suit and adopt this potentially game-changing equipment. Until then, LSU might just have a slight edge on its foes.


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Patrick Andres
PATRICK ANDRES

Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game. He is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a double major in history .