{"id":46701,"date":"2017-10-10T06:26:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T06:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=46701"},"modified":"2017-10-10T06:26:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T06:26:40","slug":"florida-nike-unveil-alternate-gator-uniforms-matchup-vs-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/florida-nike-unveil-alternate-gator-uniforms-matchup-vs-texas.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida and Nike Unveil Alternate Gator Uniforms for Matchup vs. Texas A&amp;M"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Florida and Nike Unveil Alternate Gator Uniforms for Matchup vs. Texas A&amp;M<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Florida and Nike Unveil Alternate Gator Uniforms for Matchup vs. Texas A&amp;M:-The Florida Gators are taking a rather literal approach with their nickname for Saturday&#8217;s SEC game against the Texas A&amp;M Aggies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Darren Rovell of ESPN shared the uniforms Florida will use, which will make the team look like actual Gators when it takes the field:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">&#8220;As the only Division I school in the country named the Gators, UF and Nike officials saw a unique opportunity that has been in the works for over two years,&#8221; Will Pantages of the program\u2019s official website wrote. &#8220;This marks the first time in school history that the Florida football team will stray from its traditional Orange and Blue look that is synonymous with its storied program.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Pantages noted the helmet will be swamp green (&#8220;used for the first time&#8221;) and feature a gator head on the side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Perhaps this change will help the Gators on the field considering they are coming off a 17-16 loss to an LSU team that previously lost to Troy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Florida does have wins over Tennessee, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, but the losses to the Tigers and Michigan have all but eliminated it from College Football Playoff consideration barring a head-turning finish and helpful losses elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Even with Gator-based uniforms, it will have its hands full with the Aggies. 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