Brandon McAnderson shows off the new KU football jersey Thursday at Media Day.
Kansas University's football team unveiled its new uniforms for the upcoming season during the team's annual media day at Memorial Stadium.
The highly-anticipated blue-white digs created by newly acquired athletics sponsor adidas didn't disappoint KU players either.
"I think they're pretty stylish," said quarterback Adam Barmann, who also revealed that Kansas has a special third-colored crimson jersey that would be worn on special occasions in much the same fashion as the Jayhawk basketball team.
The team's home tops are highlighted by the university's newly defined universal blue, with a Jayhawk mascot emblazoned on the center of the neckline and the adidas logo replacing Nike's famous swoosh from KU's former navy uniforms.
The road jersey's are an identical style, in white. The team's helmet is nearly the same as last season, with the new hue of blue the only difference.
"They're a lot like we thought they would be, kind of like the New York Giants," said KU senior receiver Mark Simmons. "I like 'em."
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hirtski (anonymous) says…
Didn't KU just spend a lot of money getting that new logo? They ought to have put it on the helmets since they are making everyone else at the university use it on everything.
consumer1 (anonymous) says…
wasn't it just two years ago when mangino thought the blue in crimson and blue was royal blue? Too much money going into the program me thinks.
punkrockmom (Nikki May) says…
Well, the blue wasn't the reason 100% for the change. It was the new sponsor - adidas. Although, I think it's good to have ONE color of blue.
rohdek (Kyle Rohde) says…
Ok. hirtski you're way off. That logo is pretty much for official university business, not athletics.
And consumer1, two years ago KU didn't have an official blue. Finally we do so hopefully we can have a student section that all wears the same color like almost every other school does (Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, etc.)
hurlehey (anonymous) says…
Addidas paid the school for the new uniforms as part of the new contract, the school did not pay them!