The University of Richmond’s athletic teams have been nicknamed the Spiders since 1894, when a Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper reporter named Ragland Chesterman made an observation that would have a long-lasting impact. “There was a star pitcher named Puss Ellyson, and they said his lanky arms and stretching kick confused batters,” said Jana
Category: College
Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini Models New Alt Uniforms
As far as college football is concerned, we’re currently in an era where if your team hasn’t worn an alternate jersey in the past few years, then you’re probably a nobody. They are all the rage right now, and even tradition-laden teams like Nebraska are getting in on it. The
Miami Hurricanes Give Closer Look At Funky New Helmets
Earlier during this college football offseason, we gave you a look at the University of Miami’s new football uniforms for the upcoming football season. They had a slew of helmets to choose from in addition to the classic white helmet with the iconic “U” logo on the side. Now, the
TCU Horned Frogs to Unveil White Helmet
According to sources of Paul Lukas and the Uniwatch Twitter account, the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs will be wearing a white helmet at some point in the upcoming 2014 football season. The helmet has a white shell with a chrome purple facemask, the Horned Frogs familiar helmet logo on each
St. Petersburg Bowl Is Now Sponsored By Bitcoin
After Beef ‘O’ Brady’s ended their sponsorship of the St. Petersburg Bowl (which is held in Tropicana Field and played on that lovely green shag carpet), that left a spot open for a new sponsor to come in and give their money to the Bowl that normally features teams from
New ACC Logo Officially Unveiled
The Atlantic Coast Conference had their new logo leak out a while back, and despite the fact that it was already out there on Twitter for everyone to see, the conference still promised that the new logo would have an official rollout after Memorial Day. Well, it’s after Memorial Day,
Monmouth University Reveals New Logo Set
The Monmouth University Hawks are making two big moves: To the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for all sports but football, which they will be playing in the Football Championship Subdivision’s Big South Conference (the school is located in New Jersey, but I digress). The school’s athletic program decided to mark
Oregon Ducks Reveal Uniforms For Spring Football Game
In what is becoming a tradition for the Oregon football program, Nike’s test rodents the Ducks revealed new uniforms that will be worn only for this year’s Spring exhibition game. Just like for the past 5 years, the uniforms are meant to serve as a tribute to the military, as
Northern Arizona University Announces Athletic Rebranding
Earlier this week, Northern Arizona University revealed their new visual identity for their athletics program. The identity, done by SME Branding (who can be found on twitter @SMEBranding) is definitely step towards modernity with the new, more progressive look. From the press release: The new logo and mascot succeed a
Washington Huskies Reveal New Football Uniforms
Nike is continuing to unveil new uniforms for the football schools who are so obliged, and this time the new uniform genie has come for the Washington Huskies. If you can remember, the Huskies got their now-previous uniform set three years ago and added a matte-black helmet and chrome-gold helmet
Arkansas Razorbacks Update Identity With New Logo, Unis
Another day, another school gets an update from Nike, and this time it’s the Arkansas Razorbacks, again. Nike’s brand update for the Hogs will result in Arkansas’ football team donning new football uniforms for the third straight season. After giving their uniforms a major update in 2012, the gradient numbers
The “Peach” Returns To The Chick-Fil-A Bowl
For the past 8 years, Atlanta’s annual bowl game which was formerly known for 3 decades as the Peach Bowl was known as the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. This was the result of the sponsorship completely taking over the name of the bowl after the sponsors shared the moniker as the Chick