As the college football season approaches, programs across the country have been steadily releasing teasers of new uniforms and helmets. The new uniform craze has even struck programs with longstanding uniform traditions like Nebraska and Notre Dame. Evan Alabama is rumored to be adding black alternates.
While the mass of new uniform designs might be overwhelming for fans, Jeanne Jackson, President of Product and Merchandising at Nike, said that it could be a lot worse.
“Several teams, and I can’t name all of them,” she said in a recent interview, “have 4-5 designs ready to go at the drop of a hat.