New Look For WVU
June 25, 2003 02:35 PM | General
June 26, 2003
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The West Virginia University football team will sport an updated look for the 2003 season, as Nike has provided the Mountaineers with new uniforms for the upcoming campaign.
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| Players George Shehl, Leandre Washington and Todd James model West Virginia's new white uniforms. (All-Pro Photography/Dale Sparks) |
"We're really pleased with the look of the uniform update. We took an informal poll among the players and our fans to help establish the design," says Coach Rich Rodriguez. "Nike makes a great uniform. Our fans are going to see a classy, sharp-looking West Virginia team on the field."
Both the home and away jersey will have a gold side panel in a "batwing" design that frames the chest. The "WV" logo will continue to be featured on the jersey sleeves and the left hip of the pants. The gold pants remain stripeless, but the white pants and blue pants will feature contrasting stripes.
New to the jersey is the word "Mountaineers" across the front; that word and the jersey numbers introduce a new easier-to-read font to WVU athletic uniforms. WVU introduced white pants last season for the first time since 1979, and the Mountaineers last wore blue pants in 1995.
The new-look jerseys and Mountaineer apparel items are now on sale at www.shopwvu.com, the WVU Team Shop in the Coliseum and licensed retailers statewide.
