FSU Football wearing all black uniforms for 2018 season opener

FSU football is going to be looking a little different for their opener as they rock a uniform combination seen just three times before.

When the FSU football team takes the field, it is known that you will see one of the most iconic brands in all of college football – from Chief Osceola to the war chant and everything inside Doak Campbell Stadium, the Seminoles are one of the few teams who are known worldwide for what they bring to the table.

One of the things people know about the Noles is their uniforms. From the iconic garnet top, gold helmet and pants that has been voted one of the top uniforms in all of football to the days of the all garnet jersey and pants combo (and even the white jersey and garnet pant combo), people know the Seminoles when they see those colors and the famous spear on the side of the helmet.

For this season’s opener against Virginia Tech, FSU football will be going with a different look as they announced Wednesday that they will be going with the all black jersey and pants combo along with the garnet helmet – just the second time the Seminoles have worn that combo in their history.

The Seminoles have worn black uniforms four total times in their history – in losses to Boston College in 2006 and 2008 along with a win over Duke in 2007 and UT-Chattanooga in 2015.

What will be different is going with the garnet helmet for just the second time (and just the third time without a gold helmet since the late 1960’s, after wearing black lids in the 2009 win over Maryland.)

Now, I am an admitted fan of the traditional uniforms and love nothing more than seeing the garnet and gold all day every day – so to be honest, I was a little disappointed to hear that we won’t be rocking those uniforms for the opener.

With that being said, there is no problem with changing every once in a while if it will make the FSU football players enjoy playing the game more. Even head coach Willie Taggart admitted that this won’t be the start of dozens of uniform combinations like what took place with his former employer, the Oregon Ducks.

So, enjoy a change of pace come Labor Day when the Seminoles start the era of Lethal Simplicity and what should be a fun time during the 2018 season.