Category: College Football

In a move that I didn’t see coming, Adidas announced yesterday that seven of the company’s football schools are being outfitted with fancy-shmancy new jerseys. You know the drill: lighter, …

It’s not clear whether Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has any of the images shown at right hanging in his locker (or his bedroom). What became abundantly clear during yesterday’s Bucs/Bengals …

Reader Andy Gladstone is an Eagles usher, and yesterday he spotted the gent pictured above, who apparently felt moved to create something special for Donovan McNabb’s return to Philly. “I …

By Phil Hecken, with Jim Vilk Last weekend, everybody’s favorite fashion-plate, Jim Vilk and I gave you our “grades” for the uniforms of each school and each conference for the …

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t think I’d want my team wearing an alternate jersey for their home opener, as the Dolphins did last night (additional photos here). I …

By Phil Hecken with Jim Vilk At Uni Watch, aside from our love of uniforms, we like to critique them, tweak them, discuss them, and even make them. With the …

Time for another blast from the football past, courtesy of photo archivist extraordinaire Robert Harvell. Dig: • Why would you have your uni number on your helmet twice? • We’ve …

I spent the last three days in the fair state of Wisconsin, where I was privileged to watch yesterday’s Packers/Bills game at the excellent Falls Tap, a nice joint with …

There was a lot of uni-notable football action this past weekend, but they saved the best for last: the Redskins’ long-rumored gold pants, which made their debut in last night’s …

By Phil Hecken In case you hadn’t yet heard, Adidas is following the morally repugnant trail blazed by Major League Baseball three years ago, and taking a tragedy, and a …

You know what’s kinda weird? A college team wearing an NFL captaincy patch. All of Tulsa’s captains were wearing them in yesterday’s game against East Carolina — pretty sure that’s …

Notre Dame QB Dayne Crist had some seriously short sleeves yesterday. His shoulder pads were poking out on both sides for the entire game, and his “ND” sleeve logo was …

With so many college football games on the slate last night, there was a fair amount of uni-related news. Here’s a rundown: • FBS uni change that nobody saw coming: …

Robert Harvell’s photo archive continues to be a bottomless source of gridiron goodness. Here’s the latest batch from his collection: • A wordmark on the sleeve is never a good …

Last Friday I wrote about a 1950s gadget designed to more accurately measure first downs. It turns out that reader Mako Mameli is interested in such devices, so he shared …