And we wouldn't want to wear the regular silver pants with the white jersey, because they don't do that themselves and then it wouldn't be 100 percent accurate. Yeah, it's one thing to wear those blue-ish pants with a blue-trimmed uniform, but it wouldn't work with red. They wear standard silver pants with their blue jersey, so we just went with that. We thought basing it on that design made it more identifiable as the Cowboys, instead of just wearing a plain white jersey with block numbers.Īlso, going with white would've meant matching the pants with that sea foam green-blue color, which wasn't really an option. It has the sleeve stripes with the star, the outlined number font, the stripes on the collar. Also, the blue jersey has more detail on it, it's more distinctive. In theory, we probably could've gone with the white, but we would've needed the other team to approve it. We're the home team for this game, but it's tricky, because the Cowboys wear white at home. You chose to base your design on the Cowboys' blue jersey, but they're really known for wearing their white jerseys, especially at home. Yeah, Nike usually likes to do these things at least a year out. That sounds like a pretty compressed time frame. Someone in the athletics department came up with the idea of the Cowboys-Razorbacks crossover uniform. We wanted to do something bigger than just a helmet decal or a patch. Jake Rosch: Back around the spring, when the Hall of Fame announcements came out and they said Jerry Jones would be one of the inductees, we started kicking around ideas about how to honor him. Uni Watch: When did you folks get the idea for this uniform? Uni Watch recently caught up with the Razorbacks' equipment director, Jake Rosch, to learn more about how the uniform came to fruition. It's a clever idea and an even better execution. p1UAu1Hqm9- Razorback Football September 17, 2017 After he was selected for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this year, Arkansas decided to honor its most famous alumnus with this uniform (additional info here). It's all part of a tribute to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who grew up in North Little Rock, attended college at Arkansas and was co-captain of the Razorbacks' 1964 national championship team. Instead, they'll be suiting up in a red version of the Cowboys' uniform. Second, although the game is taking place in Texas, Arkansas will be the designated home team, so the Razorbacks will be wearing red - but not their usual red jerseys. First, the game will be played at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. There are several unusual aspects to this Saturday's SEC showdown between Arkansas and Texas A&M.
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