When Kansas State takes the field against West Virginia on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), the Wildcats will be outfitted in white helmets with the word “Cats” written in purple script — the inverse of the program’s 1988 design. It marks the first time since 1989, legendary head coach
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NFL Honors 150th Anniversary Of First College Football Game With School-Specific Helmet Decals
This week marks the 150th anniversary of college football’s first game, which is why the National Football League allowed players from the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants to wear helmet decals with their alma mater’s logo during Monday Night Football. The first college football game took place on Nov.
Week 9 NFL Uniform Matchups: Five Go All-In on All-Blacks
How many weeks does it take before teams stop resisting their natural urge to just wear all-black uniforms? Nine. Nine is the answer. This week the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Philadelphia Eagles are all wearing black jersey/black pants combinations; the dark monochrome trend continues with
F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo To Wear Texas Longhorns-Themed Helmet At 2019 United States Grand Prix
With Forumla One’s United States Grand Prix set to take place this weekend at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, driver Daniel Ricciardo will pay homage to the local college football team with a special helmet design. Riccardo, an Australian Renault driver, will wear a white racing helmet that
Georgia Southern Eagles Unveil Alternate Helmet With IT-Inspired Video
When Georgia Southern travels to No. 20 Appalachian State on Halloween night (8 p.m. on ESPNU), the Eagles will be outfitted in brand new white helmets that feature wings on both sides similar to that of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. The program announced their plans to wear the alternate helmet
NCAA Votes To Allow College Athletes To Profit From Name, Image And Likeness
The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday afternoon unanimously voted to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness in a “manner consistent with the collegiate model” and directed the three divisions of college sports to immediately begin crafting their rules in a way that maintains a
2019 NFL Week 8 Uniform Matchups: Throwbacks, ColorRush, Orange Bears
If you’re a fan of throwback or monochromatic uniforms, well friend, you’re in for a treat here in Week Eight of the 2019 NFL season. Minnesota, Buffalo, New Orleans, Tennessee, Indianapolis, New England, and Pittsburgh are either all wearing matching dark pants with their usual home jersey or their ColorRush
UCF Knights Unveil New Space Game Alternate Uniforms
Originally known as Florida Technological University, UCF was founded in 1963 with the mission of supporting the space program through a partnership with Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. And because of that, the Knights announced on Wednesday afternoon they’ll once again wear space-themed uniforms this season.
TCU Horned Frogs Unveil Alternate Uniforms With Blood Red Accents
When a horned lizard feels threatened by a predator, it typically flattens and freezes in place in an attempt to blend in with the ground. But the reptile has another — albeit gross and unusual — defense mechanism, which is to shoot blood out of its eye sockets in an
Week 7 NFL Uniform Matchups – Bills Wear Red, Washington in Throwbacks
Here in week number seven of the 2019 NFL season, we’re treated to a handful of interesting and unusual uniforms and uniform matchups. What will catch the attention of most fans tuning in this afternoon is the Buffalo Bills – Miami Dolphins game in Orchard Park, the Bills will be
Texas Longhorns To Celebrate 1969 National Championship With Throwback Uniforms
Texas will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its 1969 national championship by wearing throwback uniforms during this Saturday’s game against Kansas (8 p.m. on the Longhorn Network). The biggest difference between the Longhorns’ current burnt orange home jersey and the throwback set is the lack of the school name across
Auburn Tigers Nix New Primary Logo
They say history repeats itself — and in the case of Auburn attempting to change its logo, this is truer than ever. Back in 1995, the Tigers asked the public to submit designs that would replace the university’s primary logo. The idea was met with opposition from fans, students and