Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule excited about all-black uniforms against USC
Nebraska is set to wear the new uniforms against USC on Nov. 1, with the theme of the game being "Paint it Black." The Huskers did not wear any alternate uniforms in 2024. Their last alternates were worn in 2023 against Northwestern, featuring a red jersey with a blue outline on the numbers and inscriptions on the sleeve stripes to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Memorial Stadium.
Head coach Matt Rhule met with the media over the weekend and expressed a strong opinion on the Cornhuskers' new look, as well as his hope that the USC kickoff will be a night game.
'Especially versus a great team like USC. We're anticipating that being a night game. There's nothing worse than black jerseys in the middle of the day, in my opinion. So, if you have a night game, you have black jerseys, it's a couple days after Halloween… So we said, 'If we're gonna do it.''
This is Nebraska's first all-black version since 2020, when the Huskers wore a similar color scheme against Illinois. The Huskers donned black jerseys four times in the modern era, the first being back in 2013 against UCLA. While Rhule is excited, he also made it clear that the jersey won't help you win games.
'... wearing this jersey or that jersey doesn't make you play better. If it does, then we have way bigger problems to begin with, but we have a right to do cool things.'
Nebraska will open the 2025 college football season on Thursday, Aug. 28, when the Huskers face the Cincinnati Bearcats at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m. CT.
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