ASU football equipment coordinator Jerry Neilly takes azcentral sports behind the scenes with "Desert Ice." Sarah Kezele/azcentral sports
We’ve seen “Desert Fuel.” Now meet “Desert Ice.”
Arizona State football will kick off its inaugural Adidas season in special style on Sept. 5 against Texas A&M at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Last year, wearing the Desert Fuel alternate uniforms against Notre Dame, the Sun Devils dominated in a 55-31 win and made a major splash with the look.
From the copper accents on the helmet and anthracite jersey to the name, it was such a resounding success for ASU that even football equipment coordinator Jerry Neilly was surprised.