NC State wearing new black alternate uniforms against Wake Forest

For the first time this season, NC State is showing off some black alternate uniforms, and maybe the best helmet color/logo combo it’s ever had. This Thursday’s game against Wake Forest is a blackout, so wear black and such.

I love the simplicity of the matte black helmets this year—no stripe, just the regular Tuffy logo.

For reference, these were the matte black alternate helmets State wore on a Thursday night against Louisville last season:

(Those helmets are also very good, for the record.)

Last season’s alternates were a more dramatic departure from the normal uniform template, while this year’s haven’t changed much other than the base color.