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Hello r/CFB! Welcome to the 2024 Big XII Uniform Tracker! On this edition of the tracker, I’ll go over the Big 12 Championship Game and their suits, Sun Devils vs Cyclones, and also go over the bowl games our teams participated in. Nine Big XII schools headed to a bowl with a final record of 4-4 (we’ll fudge it a little thanks to the Alamo Bowl). We are seeing the final game for some of these coaches and players, while seeing new starts for some others. Some of them were rough, others were a real treat, and all of them put on a good show uniform-wise. Let’s get moving! I hope you enjoy this version of the tracker!
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Big 12 Championship: #15 Arizona State University Sun Devils vs #16 Iowa State University Cyclones (ASU Wins, 45-19)
ASU: Yellow/Maroon/Yellow (Link: )
ISU: White/White/White (Link: )
Arizona State proved themselves as the undisputed Big 12 winner in this one. The Sun Devils traded punches with the Cyclones in the 1st half. Coming back onto the field after halftime and up 24-10 thanks to some great work from the defense, the Devils were really able to step it up. The ASU defense forced three consecutive turnovers on Iowa State’s first 3 drives of the half, and the offense, in turn, scored three consecutive TDs off of the two fumble recoveries and an INT. Those miscues turned the game into a torture session for the Cyclones. The turnovers, a punishing ASU offense and a madhouse 170 yd, 3 TD running game from the electric Cam Skattebo turned this into a beat down. The backups were in by the fourth quarter.
Let’s talk uniforms! The uniform combination worn against BYU in ASU’s homecoming was very similar to this one, sans a white facemask. I go back and forth on whether I like the maroon or white facemask more, but one thing is for certain: the rest of this suit is amazing! The gold Sparky helmets are iconic. The maroon jerseys, while relatively plain, have a nice font and great color to them. The gold pants have the more modern pitchfork logo. I originally didn’t like the logo on the pants here, but it’s grown on me in this relatively detail-free suit. I especially love the shininess of this helmet. Many ASU fans already love this combo, and keeping Sparky on it for the 3rd straight game was an excellent decision. No notes. Straight gas from the Sun Devils.
Iowa State also went with a previously seen suit, rocking an all white stunner with a cardinal and gold “Cyclones” script logo on top. The all white combo itself was worn three times this season, with two different helmet designs. It was worn an additional time in 2022, and has an overall record of 2-2 in the length of the tracker. My thoughts on these are exactly the same as the Utah game. This all white suit WITH the school colors really displays how nice of an upgrade this was. Some not so subtle changes, like the unique 4-stripe shoulders, which I love, paired with a subtle custom “windswept” font (preferable to it being more noticeable on the 2019-2023 suits).
As a fun aside, this is the third Big 12 Championship game where the opponents have had incredibly similar color schemes (2022: Purple - K-State vs TCU; 2023: Orange - OK-State vs Texas; 2024: Red/Gold - ISU vs ASU).
As promised, let’s recap and check out the uniforms for each bowl game!
Frisco Bowl: West Virginia University Mountaineers vs University of Memphis Tigers (Memphis Wins, 42-37)
WVU: Yellow/Blue/Blue (Link: )
Memphis: White/White/White (Link: )
Memphis has just gotten the better of Big 12 schools lately. Last year, they beat Iowa State in the Liberty Bowl, here they jumped to an early 18 point lead, and managed to hold on to the lead despite a furious Mountaineer comeback. West Virginia QB Garrett Greene finished his final game at WVU with 423 total yds and three TDs (two thrown and one rushed in from 56 yds out), but sadly capped off play with a circus catch INT, which essentially sealed the game. Both teams were dominant in explosive plays, as Memphis RB Greg Desrosiers broke loose for a 46 yd TD run and WR Demeer Blankumsee took a short pass 89 yds to the WVU goal line. WVU also had its fair share, especially Greene’s aforementioned 56 yd TD run, but WVU faltering at the start gave Memphis the edge they needed.
The Mountaineers wore a middle of the road suit in my opinion. These are still pretty great, as WVU’s uniform refresh simply looks amazing, but the helmet here caused a stir. Some folks even said that WVU should move away from the gold helmets. While I wouldn’t go that far, these combos did look a little “Toledo Rocket-y” (props to their awesome 6OT win though) and would have looked much better with some gold pants. This combo has only been worn twice in the time I’ve been tracking them, and has only seen one win ever, a 2015 victory vs Georgia Southern. This was the third gold helmet worn this season, and it felt the strangest here. We’ll see what new HC Rich Rod thinks about the uniform selections next year.
I’ve covered Memphis before, more when Houston and UCF were still outside the Big 12. My same thoughts apply, sans one important distinction. This time around, Memphis wore their “M Tiger” logo helmets with numbers on the left side. I think I like these less than their tiger stripe helmets. The designs on top of those tiger stripe lids allow for a kind of trickle down effect that makes the rest of the uniform look more designed than it really is (coupled with the shoulder stripes), whereas the logo helmets are great (I actually like the numbers on one side), but maybe not as fun. The all white popped against WVU’s blue and yellow/gold, the shoulder pattern is badass, and the slight gray accents look nice.
Rate Bowl: Kansas State University Wildcats vs Rutgers University Scarlet Knights (K-State Wins, 44-41)
K-State: White/Purple/White (Link: )
Rutgers: Red/White/White (Link: )
Back in 2006, the Scarlet Knights fought the Wildcats in the Texas Bowl. Rutgers beat K-State 37-10 for the first bowl game win in Rutgers’ history, and the teams only prior matchup. This was clearly a chance to even the score for the Wildcats. Thankfully, there was no quit in KSU. Rutgers used several chunk plays against a hobbled K-State defense and a nice INT to go up 34 -17 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd, where they had about a 93% to win, according to ESPN. Finally, the Wildcats gained some ground. A herculean rushing effort (347 total rushing yds for the ‘Cats), a monster night from offensive MVP Dylan Edwards (196 yds & 2 TDs rushing, 27 yds & 1 TD receiving), an INT to even the turnovers, and a defense that allowed only 82 Rutgers yards in the second half led K-State to their largest comeback win since 2020 against #6 Oklahoma. It sure looked dicey for a bit there!
THE UNIFORM CURSE IS BROKEN! YES! FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2017 K-STATE HAS WON IN AN ALTERNATE UNIFORM! The Wildcats supplemented their usual home suit, going with a white helmet and matching pants paired with the traditional purple jersey. The back of the helmet bore the initials “DD” in purple lettering — a tribute to recently-passed former longtime K-State assistant coach Dana Dimel. I am obviously ecstatic that the ‘Cats have won in an alternate, despite the alternate being fairly tame compared to the lengths some other Big 12 teams go to. My one gripe is the helmet stripe. A double stripe would have put the suit into another tier. Thrilled to see an alternate from a very staunch traditional school, and even more thrilled to see it win after going 0-5 in alternates before Rutgers. In the words of HC Chris Klieman, “The curse of the alternate uniforms is dead!”
Rutgers chose their colors way back in 1900. It’s hard to look at these without thinking of the standard football template. Think about it. Rutgers, Indiana, Oklahoma, even Alabama, all of them look quite similar. And that’s just off the top of my head. Rutgers has such a cool identity, but has got to find a way to liven up their suits and honor their school’s incredible heritage of being one of the nine original American colonial universities. UCF (a much newer school) does it with Knights! The Block R just feels so corporate. As for their combo choice, this felt fine. It’s one of RU’s most worn away suits. The custom font looks great, and the “F.T.C” on the front bumper - Family, Trust, Chop - is a nice touch. I like the contrasting helmets here - Rutgers has worn this lid consistently since 2015. The Scarlet Knights are expected to switch back to Nike in 2025, after moving from the swoosh to Adidas in 2017. It could coincide with some cool uniform news coming out of New Jersey!
Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech Red Raiders vs University of Arkansas Razorbacks (ARK Wins, 39-26)
TTU: Black/White/Black (Link: )
Arkansas: Red/Red/White (Link: )
Well, this one was a rough outing for the Red Rai…
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