A day after UF released new gator skin-pattern uniforms to mixed reviews, coach Jim McElwain gave the threads a thumbs up.
“The excitement of our team … the response recruiting and ultimately the demographic we’re looking at,” he said. “Man, the excitement has been unbelievable and the response has been great.”
Fan reaction was not so enthusiastic about the one-time, alternate uniform from Nike, a fact not lost on McElwain as UF prepared for Saturday’s visit from Texas A&M.
“The amount of hate mail I get already it really tripled when all the sudden we put out the new uniforms,” he joked, adding, “Again, it’s about the kids and they’re jacked up.