Ohio State will be wearing an "alternate uniform" for Saturday's game against Penn State, and the "emphasis will be on the gray scale of the Buckeyes’ official scarlet and gray colors," according to Tim May of the COLUMBUS DISPATCH. The alternate uniforms will include a "gray helmet with a camouflage design topped by multiple scarlet scarlet buckeye leaves." The jersey will be "all gray, but with a scarlet block of logo on the front of the neck line." The numbers will be in a "darker shade of gray, and the stripes on the sleeves will be differing shades of gray." In case fans thought the Nike designers "forgot about the scarlet side of things, the shoes will be that color" (DISPATCH.com, 10/23). In Toledo, Nicholas Piotrowicz notes the "uniform numbers, helmet, and socks all have a pattern unique to this particular alternate" (Toledo BLADE, 10/25).
HONORING HEROES: The ARIZONA REPUBLIC noted Arizona State football is "honoring the nation’s active U.S. military and veterans with special uniforms for the Nov. 4 home game vs. Colorado." ASU and Adidas are "calling them the Sun Devil 'Brotherhood' uniforms." ASU helmets will have a "camouflage look with a list on the back of all the ASU players and/or coaches who have served or are serving in the U.S. Military." The game is part of ASU's "Salute to Service initiative." The uniforms were "designed in collaboration with Sun Devil Athletics and the Pat Tillman Foundation" (AZCENTRAL.com, 10/23).
