Illinois is kicking off their homecoming week and in honor of homecoming they will wear their Galloping Ghost Grey uniforms on Saturday. The grey uniforms will honor Harold “Red” Grange, the Galloping Ghost, the nickname Red received from Famed sports writer Grantland Rice. The Ghost Grey have become a fan and player favorite each year for the Fighting Illinis.
Boston College will honor one of their greatest players with special throwback uniforms again this season. The Under Armour team created a special uniform that features design elements unique to the BC uniforms during the early 1980s. These retro uniforms authentically recreate the uniforms worn during 1981-1984; from the font on the back of the jerseys, to the number style, to the stripes on the jersey sleeves. Staying true to the colors used on the uniforms at that time, the throwback uniforms feature a deeper gold hue than the color used today by Boston College.
“Doug Flutie is a special figure in the BC community. His Heisman winning season was played long before current students were around but, whether you lived it or just heard about it, BC fans think of it as a defining moment for the program. These throwback jerseys closely resemble those worn during the Flutie era and we hope it serves as a fond recall of that unbelievable play in an unforgettable season.” - Nick Billiris, Senior Design Director of Team Sports at Under Armour
We will see the Eagles hit the field in the throwback uniforms on 10/19 vs NC State.
The Redhawks will once again wear special helmets for the second year in honor of their Cancer Awareness game. The player will have nine different options when it comes to the decals they will wear on the sides of their helmet.
“Overall, 43 players selected pink to signify those affected by breast cancer, while 19 picked blue (colon cancer and esophageal cancer) and 12 chose white (lung cancer). Other colors include nine purple (leiomyosarcoma, pancreatic cancer, testicular cancer), eight orange (kidney cancer and leukemia), six black (melanoma), four red (blood cancers), four green (liver cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical cancer) and three yellow (bladder cancer, sarcoma/bone cancer).” - MiamiRedhawks.com
THE 2019-20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON UNDERWAY WITH A NEW SEASON, COMES THE UNISWAG WEEKLY COUNTDOWN. FOR EACH WEEK UNISWAG WILL PRESENT THE TOP 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNIFORMS FROM THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE #1 SPOT. THIS YEAR THE UNISWAG UNIFORM OF THE WEEK IS PRESENTED BY TEAM ISSUE AND THE WINNING TEAM EACH WEEK WILL BE AWARDED A CUSTOM FOOTBALL TO PROUDLY PUT ON DISPLAY.
BELOW IS THE WEEK 7 UNIFORM OF THE WEEK COUNTDOWN.
UAB will once again honor the Children’s Harbor patients by having their players wear a patients name on the backs of their jerseys. The Blazers will come out in their white helmets with green dragons on each side. The gray jersey will feature the same green on the numbers and shoulders with each players being paired with a patient and representing their name on the back. This is a great partnership between UAB Football and the Children’s Harbor once again.
Indiana University is celebrating their bicentennial birthday this year and for the special occasion the Hoosiers’ will have special uniforms. The alternate uniform design is a blend of past and present with different elements paying homage to Indiana. The jerseys will have candy-stripe graphics on the shoulders, which were inspired by the 1930s swim team and 1970s basketball team. The wordmark across the chest of the jersey draws its inspiration from one of the first football uniforms worn by Indiana. The decal on the helmets will be a retro decal of the IU lock up to finish off the look.
We will see the Hoosiers wear the special uniforms for their Bicentennial Homecoming game against Rutgers, Saturday, Oct. 12.
The Miami Hurricanes have revealed their new “Parley” uniform for the 2019-20 season. The all white uniform features a wave print design within the dark green numbers. The custom number font was inspired from the same lettering used for the Orange Bowl. The uniform is adidas’ Primeknit A1 Football uniform that is made up of over 70% regenerated ECONYL yarn, transformed from waste found in the ocean.
NC State has revealed their special Military Appreciation uniforms for the upcoming season. We will see the wolfpack hit the field on October 10th in their new “Stealth Wolf” uniforms. The base white uniform will feature a subtle camo print on the jersey and pants. On the jersey we see the player’s numbers black outlined in chrome along with a black and chrome shoulder stripes. The white helmet will sit atop the new look with a giant Tuffy logo on either side.
Purdue will hit the field for Homecoming in a special alternate look. The Boilermakers special uniform honors the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission and Purdue’s accreditation as the Cradle of Astronauts.
The team will have custom moon-inspired helmets and astronaut-themed patches on their jerseys. The special helmet features a chrome gold mask on a white helmet, meant to represent the gold tint of a space suit’s visor. The lids will also have a grey and white moon pattern on the Purdue P as well as the center stripe featuring Armstrong’s first footprints on the moon. On the back on the center stripe are the numbers 2 25 64 representing the Purdue men on the moon, Purdue astronauts and space missions by Purdue astronauts. The back bumper on the helmets will read “One Giant Leap”.
On the jersey and the helmet we will see a mission patch that illustrates the Griffin, from Purdue’s crest, planting the Purdue flag on the moon, similar to the American flag being plated on the moon 50 years ago.
THE 2019-20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON UNDERWAY WITH A NEW SEASON, COMES THE UNISWAG WEEKLY COUNTDOWN. FOR EACH WEEK UNISWAG WILL PRESENT THE TOP 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL UNIFORMS FROM THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THE #1 SPOT. THIS YEAR THE UNISWAG UNIFORM OF THE WEEK IS PRESENTED BY TEAM ISSUE AND THE WINNING TEAM EACH WEEK WILL BE AWARDED A CUSTOM FOOTBALL TO PROUDLY PUT ON DISPLAY.
BELOW IS THE WEEK 6 UNIFORM OF THE WEEK COUNTDOWN.
