While there were a handful of Week Zero games on Saturday, the 2025-26 college football season kicks off in earnest on Labor Day weekend.
In the lead up to that full slate, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of every uniform, logo and field change that has taken place across the country this offseason, which we’ve broken down by conference and will share daily over the next week.
We’ve already taken a look at the ACC and Independent programs. Now, let’s dive into the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference, which have historically shared the same geographical area until recent realignment spread the former from coast to coast.
Big Ten
Indiana
After the student body congress passed the “Bring Back the Bison Act,” the Hoosiers reinstated the bison as their official mascot this summer. They also revealed a logo for “Hoosier the Bison,” who will make his public debut at Indiana’s season opener against Old Dominion on Aug. 30.
The Hoosiers recently announced a 20-year, $50 million deal with Merchants Bank that includes renaming the field at Memorial Stadium. They also installed new turf this offseason, replacing the wordmarks in the end zone with the font the basketball team displays on the Assembly Hall baselines.
Minnesota
After seven seasons with an oar-themed helmet stripe based on head coach P.J. Fleck’s “Row The Boat” mantra, the Golden Gophers now have a traditional stripe on their helmets. The change was made ahead of last year’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory over Virginia Tech and carried into this season.
Nebraska
The Cornhuskers will wear black alternate uniforms, which are completely devoid of red, against USC on Nov. 1. This marks the first time since 2020 that they’ll wear black, though those uniforms featured red TV numbers, their “Blackshirts” logo on the sleeves and plain black pants.
Nebraska also installed a new turf field at Memorial Stadium, which will only be used for a few seasons during renovations before it is replaced by a natural grass surface. The turf features a larger Block “N” logo at midfield and red end zones with white wordmarks outlined in black.
Northwestern
The Wildcats’ online team shop recently leaked a new black “City Edition” alternate jersey, which features angled Northwestern stripes on the shoulders and a number font that seemingly combines the stripes with their script wordmark.
Our sources have indicated the jerseys, which have not been revealed by the program, will be paired with matching black helmets and pants. The unique design brings to mind the player-designed uniforms that Northwestern’s basketball program has worn in the past.
Purdue
The Boilermakers introduced several new sport-specific logos this month, including a basketball, golf and football version that seemingly depicts former quarterback Drew Brees’ throwing motion.
Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights have returned to Nike after being outfitted by adidas for the last eight seasons. Their overall design remains the same, albeit with a Swoosh instead of the Three Stripes on the left shoulder and left hip.
Rutgers also announced it will wear new all-black uniforms against Iowa on Sept. 19, and while they the uniforms have not been officially revealed, EA Sports’ College Football 26 video game shows it will also match their previous black design.
Washington
The Huskies reintroduced gold to their purple home and white road jerseys after their last two sets, which were unveiled in 2019 and 2023, respectively, featured stripes that were two different shades of purple.
Washington also updated the stripes on their purple pants, though they – along with the stripes on their gold pants – are now truncated and do not extend all the way down the leg after they were previously tapered around the knee.
Wisconsin
The Badgers unveiled 1980s-inspired throwback uniforms this week that they’ll debut during their annual rivalry game against Iowa on Oct. 11.
The white helmets feature a red Block “W” on the sides, two red stripes down the center and a red facemask, while the red jerseys include block numbers with a double outline and two white stripes on the sleeves, which also include Bucky Badger on top of the Block “W.”
The uniforms are complete with the sleeve design enclosed within a circle above the player’s nameplate, as well as white pants with two red stripes down the sides.
Mid-American Conference
Ohio
Along with a move to adidas’ Primeknit A1 Ghost template, the Bobcats have returned to the UCLA stripes they wore from 2007-19. This matches the all-black alternate uniforms they unveiled last season, which they have hinted will return for their Oct. 18 Homecoming matchup with Northern Illinois.
Toledo
The Rockets have updated to Nike’s Vapor F.U.S.E. template and added a “Toledo” wordmark across the chest of the navy blue home jerseys. They’ve also removed their secondary logo from the collar, but the rest of the uniform design remains intact.
UMass
The Minutemen return to the MAC after playing the last nine years as an Independent program and have added the conference’s logo to their home and road uniforms, which were unveiled in 2019, as well as their black alternate uniform that debuted last season.
Western Michigan
The Broncos unveiled new white road uniforms that match the design of their gold alternate jerseys, with traditional stripes on the sleeves instead of UCLA stripes on the shoulders and a contrasting stroke around the wordmark and numbers. It’s unclear if their brown home design will follow suit, though.
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