Pat McAfee a fan of WVU’s throwback jerseys (0:26)Pat McAfee offers his take on West Virginia’s throwback football uniforms. (0:26)
After a Week 4 loss on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks, the West Virginia Mountaineers are looking to notch their first Big 12 win of the season against the Utah Utes.
Unveiled in May, the vintage look’s inspiration dates back to 1965. Its distinguishing features include a twist on the school’s usual color palette — a muted “old gold” hue replaces the Mountaineers’ traditional yellow, while light blue makes an appearance on the uniform’s helmets.
The Mountaineers aren’t the only school bringing the heat with uniforms this weekend. Here are the best threads from around the college football world in Week 5.
The Boise State Broncos are donning lids touched up with unparalleled detail — an unsurprising characteristic, given the helmets were hand-painted.
Named “The Front Porch of Idaho helmet,” the Broncos’ headgear for the weekend pays homage to the school’s location in the capital of Idaho. One side of the lid features a bronco charging forward, while the other shows the Idaho state capitol building. Albertsons Stadium and its famous blue field make an appearance on the back, orange end zone included.
It’s a given that the Oregon Ducks will bring out a memorable uniform combination for any big game, but its Week 5 threads for its game against the Penn State Nittany Lions are notable for a particularly unique reason: a logo.
Playing in Penn State’s iconic annual White Out game atmosphere, the Ducks seem to be leaning into the intense nature of the road environment. In addition to a white jersey, Oregon’s threads for Saturday night will also include an alternate motif of a seemingly mummified duck, making an appearance on gloves and other accessories.
Blue is the color of the week for the Old Dominion Monarchs, whose uniforms for Week 5 will feature contrasting shades.
With one major upset this season already under its belt, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are looking to add another to the ledger this Saturday against the Tennessee Volunteers.
An appropriately patriotic element will spice up the East Carolina Pirates’ look for its Thursday clash with the Army Black Knights, with the school donning military appreciation uniforms for the service academy matchup.
While the Pirates’ purple jerseys and white pants are standard fare, the helmets this week are distinctive. East Carolina will add a splash of red, white and blue to the lids, with an American flag superimposed on the Pirates’ usual skull and crossbones motif.
Pat McAfee a fan of WVU’s throwback jerseys (0:26)Pat McAfee offers his take on West Virginia’s throwback football uniforms. (0:26)
Representing 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 #BleedBlue | #BuiltDifferent pic.twitter.com/81AntuTxSV
And West Virginia has an ace in the hole for that matchup with the Utes: new throwback uniforms.
Pat McAfee offers his take on West Virginia’s throwback football uniforms. (0:26)
Old gold.Light blue.Brought 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.#HailWV pic.twitter.com/OGOjtRzi3o
chartin’ our course ⚓️ #ReignOn | #BeTheReason pic.twitter.com/7lO4WdXDzg
The Military Appreciation look for Thursday 🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/1AgTjtWE9R
Prepare and Beware. Game 5 uni combo. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/XcsgWWwfCV