The Texas Tech football program made a small but significant update to its white road uniforms ahead of Saturday’s game at Oklahoma State (3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+), replacing the adidas mark with Patrick Mahomes’ signature “Gladiator” logo.
The Red Raiders unveiled new black home, red alternate and white road uniforms this summer, marking the beginning of their 10-year partnership with adidas. They then revealed a Mahomes-inspired gray alternate design, which debuted in a 41-27 loss to Colorado on Nov. 9.
All four uniforms follow the same overall template, with two thick stripes on the sleeves and pants, but the black home and white road jerseys have a “Texas Tech” wordmark across the chest, while the red alternate jerseys feature “Red Raiders” and the gray jerseys feature an oversized “Tech.”
The gray uniforms also included Mahomes’ signature logo on the left shoulder and left hip, placing the three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time NFL MVP alongside the likes of Michael Jordan and LeBron James with their personal brands included on game-worn collegiate uniforms.
The Red Raiders wore their white jerseys with an adidas mark on the shoulder and pants for a 37-16 loss at Washington State on Sept. 7, a 28-22 win at Arizona on Oct. 5, a 35-34 loss at TCU on Oct. 26 and a 23-22 win at Iowa State on Nov. 2, but swapped the manufacturer’s mark for Mahomes’ logo this week.
It’s unclear if Texas Tech will make the same change to its black home and red alternate uniforms, though we’ll find out one way or the other next week when the Red Raiders host West Virginia in the regular season finale on Nov. 30.
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