The Army All American Bowl dates back to 1985, and like the Under Armour game it its existence is to sell a product, the product in this case isnt athletic gear but the US Army itself. It's essentially a recruitment tool for the Army and one of the more consistent branding in sports honestly. The Selection process is in part nomination and camp performance. The Army Bowl will run combine camps with the assistance of whatever recruiting platform they are aligned with at the time, currently 247sports fills that role.
There will be considerably less flash than the UA game in the uniform department, so we won't speak long on fashion this week.
Compared to some of the stuff Adidas puts out not bad lol
Oklahoma has a long history of being represented in the Army Bowl due to the age of the bowl,so I'm just gonna be lazy as heck and skip this portion of the primer, trust me.
Check the wiki linked below to get a little taste of some of the alumni of this event.
CommitsDE:Isaiah Thomas
DE/LB:Addison Gumbs
LB:Levi Draper
OL:Creed Humphrey
LB:Jacob Phillips
CB:Robert Barnes - Not playing due to injury
There's a few more targets playing but OU has a low probability of landing any of them. This is an impressive group and have already created some buzz on social media, so I suggest checking out twitter using the #ArmyBowl tag
When/Where: NBC. The 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl January 7, 2017, at 1:00pm ET/12:00 CT.
Useful links this week
Army Bowl Wiki
Army Bowl Official Site
USA Today HSS
Army Bowl Twitter Account
247 Twitter
