Over the summer, we saw multitudes of teams unveil uniform changes, some small and some big. Not once did we see an official announcement regarding Mississippi State uniforms this offseason, which seems strange in this day and age, especially considering the fact that more changes were made to the uniforms than some teams who did announce changes. Black jerseys, maroon pants, and a helmet logo change were leaked at various stages over the summer, with the only official word on the uniforms being that the DWS 100 uniforms from 2014 would be the full-time unis in 2015. What wasn't mentioned was the upgrade to Adidas's newest template, Primeknit.
Debuted last night against Southern Miss, the Bulldogs, at least with the white jerseys, have updated to Adidas's new Primeknit template, which features a pattern throughout the jersey (not too noticeable on white, though) and actual sleeve caps. The template change brought about several more changes, which are detailed in the below graphic:
Shiny Helmet (Instead of matte. Matte could still show up later in the year)
Changed Helmet logo (Transparent banner M-State with immediate silver outline)
Stitched numbers and stripes (As opposed to the quickly screen printed Orange Bowl jerseys)
Tri-Color (Black-Maroon-Black) Collar (Was white last year)
No shoulder numbers (Could be added later, apparently even MSU AD Scott Stricklin was surprised)
Straighter shoulder stripes (Thanks to the Primeknit template's sleeve caps)
Lower M-State logo on the Pants
Next week (barring a true white-out), we'll find out whether or not the Bulldogs have made a full switch to the Primeknit template with the maroon jerseys. I'd give it a 60% chance of happening, with the 40% chance of keeping the Shockweb 1.0 template being due to the use of it in the season posters and other promo shots.
Photos comparing the two uniforms:
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