If anyone out there in Sportslogos.net land has followed me on twitter, then they’ll have seen my various incarnations of the circle bracket. I first saw the idea being used for the 2010 World Cup, and have fallen in love with the format since then. It’s a much more compact and
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KIAC Rebrands as River States Conference, Unveils New Logo
To celebrate their 100th anniversary (and to really note that this is no longer a Kentucky-exclusive conference), the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced they will be known as the River States Conference for the next academic athletic calendar. The change takes effect on July 1st. With thirteen schools residing
Kentucky Wildcats update athletic identity with new logos
The Kentucky Wildcats have once again updated their identity, but this time we’ve got a major update on their hands. Not only have they given their UK logo another facelift (and this time it’s way more obvious than their previous tweak), they’ve also added a new secondary logo, and new
Augusta University settles on name with new logos
The school that is now known as Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia has been going through a bit of an identity crisis as of late. In January 2012, Augusta State University merged with Georgia Health Sciences University to form what was then known as Georgia Regents University. In October of
Clemson Tigers 2015 Phantom Champs Merchandise
No victory stripes for this tiger… Clemson couldn’t quite pull it out last night, alas Alabama rolled on to their sixteenth NCAA football National Championship. But what if Clemson did it? The game was close, it could have easily gone their way. What would their players wear as they celebrated?
Big 12 conference is “concerned” over logo used for Ted Cruz campaign
Once again, a Republican Presidential Candidate has gotten in trouble with one of college sports’ power conferences. Jeb Bush recently caught the ire of the Southeastern Conference when he was selling merchandise with a logo that looked just like the SEC’s logo. Yeah, the images speak for themselves there. Now,
North Dakota Announces ‘Hawks’ will Replace ‘Sioux’ in Team Name
The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks! That’s the new name of the former UND Fighting Sioux, announced at a press conference held by the school today following the results of a vote. In all over 27,000 votes were cast with Fighting Hawks beating out the runner-up “Roughriders” to the tune of
UND Considers Blaze, Force, Spirit as Fighting Sioux Replacement
The University of North Dakota has released their list of finalist names to replace Fighting Sioux, the name the NCAA forced the school to drop in 2012; part of the NCAA’s crackdown on Native American mascots in use without permission from the tribe. According to an article in The Bismarck
Sin City Pride! UNLV Unveils New Football Uniforms
Welcome to Las Vegas college football! Unveiled late last night, the three new uniforms of the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels are full of “Sin City” civic pride. The new looks are a head-to-toe red, a white jersey with silver helmet, and a black uniform paired with the red helmet from the first set. Starting with the
Kentucky reveals *new* primary logo on new court design
The Kentucky Wildcats will have a new primary logo for the upcoming athletic season, and they gave the world a sneak peek of the new logo by revealing the design for their basketball court. I promise you that there’s a new logo here. Seriously, it’s new. The fact of the
Tar Heels Get Consistent and Modernize Logos. Argyle for All!
Consistency. That was the primary focus on the latest UNC Tar Heels re-branding. Colour, fonts,… argyle. They also updated their “NC” mark. “The main goal was to build on our tradition, and then come up with something that is exciting for recruits and current student athletes, and then gain some
Army will have a new logo and new/old nickname going forward
Until 1999, the United States Military Academy’s sports teams were known as the Cadets (which made sense because the students themselves are referred to as cadets), with the nickname of “Black Knights” coming from the fact that the football team’s uniforms were black. The unofficial nickname became the official nickname