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SALT LAKE CITY — Goodbye mountains, stripes are in at Utah.
The University of Utah football team released its news uniforms Tuesday, which are absent of the mountains on the shoulder of years past. The new uniforms come in three color combinations — red, white and black — and have the “Utah stripe” on the shoulder and pant legs as part of the biggest design change.
The university said the angle on the pants “symbolizes the slope of the neighboring Wasatch Mountain range.” It added that the font on the jerseys is meant to “mimic” the Block U logo.
Under Armour’s Adam Clement said in a statement that they worked to redefine a “Utah aesthetic” and one that “felt timeless, versatile, athletic, but most importantly specific to the university.”
“As often is the case, history afforded us our best lesson, and a quick look back confirmed the university already had a dynamic stripe, one that is known by name within the athletic industry,” Clement said. “Our efforts therefore were centered around bringing that stripe back into circulation to represent all of Utah athletics, but within each sport finding ways to put a twist on the expected through use of color, angle and placement.”
Look good. Feel good. Play good.
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) May 16, 2017
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