College Football Week 11 Uniform Spotlight: Oregon, Houston Reveal Alternate Looks
Programs across the country are rolling out special uniforms for Week 11, highlighted by Oregon's grayscale design and Houston's icy white combination.
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Key points
- Oregon features a grayscale and black uniform against Michigan.
- Houston debuts an icy white look with blue and red accents for Friday night.
- Programs like Rice, Virginia, Wake Forest, and Charlotte introduce alternate helmets.
As the college football season enters its final stretch, several programs are turning heads with alternate uniforms and creative helmet designs for Week 11. Oregon, looking to build on consecutive victories, is shifting away from its traditional bright green and yellow color scheme in favor of a sleek black and gray aesthetic. The Ducks' matchup against Michigan will feature jet-black jerseys paired with metallic gray numbers outlined in green.
In the Big 12, Houston is leaning into a clean, all-white uniform concept dubbed 'Icy Houston Blues' for Friday night's contest against Colorado. The look incorporates light blue and red accents. Meanwhile, fellow Houston institution Rice is shaking up its visual presentation by swapping its standard 'R' helmet logo for a minimalist lone owl wing.
Other notable style updates include Virginia introducing a patriotic red, white, and blue helmet logo for its game against Cal, and Wake Forest deploying chrome gold helmets with a black 'Deacs' wordmark alongside white jerseys. Charlotte is also highlighting a gold-heavy color scheme, blending light gold helmets and jerseys with white and green elements for its meeting with East Carolina.
Programs continue to leverage alternate uniforms as a recruiting tool and a way to generate fan engagement during critical stretches of the season.
What to watch next: Keep an eye on how these alternate looks translate onto the field as teams push for postseason positioning.
Source ESPN College Football — espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50465602/college-football-week… ↗
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