Ducks get new football uniforms

Published 4:00 am Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Nike unveiled its next generation of Nike Pro Combat uniforms for the University of Oregon and selected other schools on Tuesday.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Just what the Oregon Ducks needed: new uniforms.

Thanks to Nike, Oregon will be wearing new “Pro Combat” uniforms when the Ducks play for the national college football championship next month.

Nike showed off the new uniforms, and its new Air Zoom Alpha Talon cleats, Tuesday at Cowboys Stadium. Boise State, TCU and Florida will join Oregon as the first schools to don the new uniforms in their upcoming bowl games.

Nike designer Todd Van Horne said he consulted with Ducks coach Chip Kelly when he designed the uniform.

“Chip Kelly wants to be the fastest team in the country, so we designed the uniforms so that they will actually look like a blur on the field,” Van Horne said. “It’s all about speed at Oregon.”

The No. 2 Ducks, already famous for having scores of uniform design and color combinations, will be styling in their latest gear when they square off against No. 1 Auburn in the Bowl Championship Series title game on Jan. 10 in Glendale, Ariz.

—The Associated Press

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