Everyone loves college football, but for now it has only been restricted to the planet Earth. All of that will change in November, when Tennessee native (and astronaut) Barry Wilmore assumes command of the International Space Station. He’s a huge Tennessee Tech fan (not a Vols fan, surprisingly) and if you’re going to be orbiting the Earth during football season, you better dang sure make some arrangements.
There will be SEC football in outer space this season
“Space, huh? THEY BETTER HAVE FOOTBALL.”
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From The Tennessean:
Because of his love for football, Wilmore had NASA arrange to provide the new SEC Network in the space station and plans to watch Tennessee Tech’s games on the Internet.
“I don’t watch a lot of sports - my wife might not agree with that - but I do like to watch football, the SEC Game of the Week, and I try to catch Tech every chance I get,” Wilmore said.
Wilmore actually played for Tennessee Tech after turning down an offer from Vanderbilt and is in the school’s Hall of Fame. His story is fascinating, so head over to The Tennessean and read more about a football-loving astronaut.
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