Photo by Britney McIntosh | UK Athletics
The UK football will wear black jerseys for the first time in program history this Saturday against Mississippi State.
The uniforms are part of a “Blackout” game, said head coach Joker Phillips in a press release.
The jerseys have been talked about among the fan base and players for many years. Phillips decided now was the time because the game is at night (a 7 p.m. kickoff), so the weather will be cool enough to wear black.
“Anything that we can do to generate some excitement is good,” Phillips said in the release. “I think there will be more excitement if we are making plays in those black uniforms. We explained to them that these uniforms don’t make plays and that the players wearing them have to prepare themselves and have the right attitude. If we don’t play well then we won’t see them again. They know that.”
Trendy jerseys are common in college football, from Oregon’s yearly uniform rehaul to new designs at traditional schools such as Georgia.
“This is the way of the world and we just wanted to find the right time and if we were able to make it happen too,” Phillips said.
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