UK Football

What’s your favorite uni, baby? Vote on favorite UK football combination.

By Jared Peck
Kentucky wore chrome helmets with a blue jersey and pants last October at home against Tennessee. Kentucky practiced in chrome helmets this week, but a uniform combination hasn’t been announced for Saturday’s game against South Carolina.
Kentucky wore chrome helmets with a blue jersey and pants last October at home against Tennessee. Kentucky practiced in chrome helmets this week, but a uniform combination hasn’t been announced for Saturday’s game against South Carolina. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

Earlier this week, the Kentucky football team practiced in its chrome helmets, meaning an alternate outfit might be in play Saturday night against South Carolina.

The Cats have kept their uniforms pretty traditional in the first four games — blue on white for the first two home games, white on white on the road and then all blue against Mississippi State.

For its home opener last season against Florida, the Cats wore chrome helmets, anthracite or “coal” jerseys and coal pants for an all-black look. But Kentucky has also donned the chrome dome with other combinations.

Traditionalists scoff at the variants, but it’s hard to deny the chrome helmet looks really cool in some combinations and a night game like Saturday is the best time to show them off.

Check out some of the combos the Cats have worn and vote in our poll on what outfit you like the best. You can vote for more than one.

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The new traditional: Blue on white

Kentucky began the season against Central Michigan in what has become its typical home combination of blue helmet, blue jersey and white pants. The Cats wore it again against Murray State.
Kentucky began the season against Central Michigan in what has become its typical home combination of blue helmet, blue jersey and white pants. The Cats wore it again against Murray State. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

Kick it up a notch: All blues

Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops celebrated the Mississippi State victory with linebacker Josh Allen a few weeks ago. It’s one of many wins Allen’s senior class has had while at UK. It will go down as one of the winningest classes in school history.
Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops celebrated the Mississippi State victory with linebacker Josh Allen a few weeks ago. It’s one of many wins Allen’s senior class has had while at UK. It will go down as one of the winningest classes in school history. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

The old school: White helmet on blue on white

The white helmet, blue jersey and white pants, worn last season at home against Mississippi, harkened back to the look Kentucky wore for years, including the Tim Couch era.
The white helmet, blue jersey and white pants, worn last season at home against Mississippi, harkened back to the look Kentucky wore for years, including the Tim Couch era. Mark Mahan

Power formation: The all black

Kentucky took the field in essentially all black last year against Florida at Kroger Field with chrome helmets against a night sky, black jerseys and black pants. It marked UK’s boldest break from tradition yet.
Kentucky took the field in essentially all black last year against Florida at Kroger Field with chrome helmets against a night sky, black jerseys and black pants. It marked UK’s boldest break from tradition yet. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

New school: Chrome on blues

Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) and the Cats donned chrome helmets, blue jerseys and blue pants for last season’s matchup with Tennessee.
Kentucky quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) and the Cats donned chrome helmets, blue jerseys and blue pants for last season’s matchup with Tennessee. Mark Mahan

Smokin’: Chrome, black/grey, blue

Kentucky wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. (1) and the Cats took on Louisville in a chrome helmet, black/grey jersey and blue pants last season.
Kentucky wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. (1) and the Cats took on Louisville in a chrome helmet, black/grey jersey and blue pants last season. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

The Roadies

White on white: The all-whites

Kentucky went down to Gainesville in what has become the typical road look this year with white helmet, white jersey and white pants. The combo worked for a streak-busting win.
Kentucky went down to Gainesville in what has become the typical road look this year with white helmet, white jersey and white pants. The combo worked for a streak-busting win. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

Complete white out: No stripe

The Cats and quarterback Stephen Johnson went all white at Georgia last year with a special touch of removing the usual blue stripe atop the helmet.
The Cats and quarterback Stephen Johnson went all white at Georgia last year with a special touch of removing the usual blue stripe atop the helmet. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

The UK cheer: Blue! White! Blue!

Kentucky went to Starkville, Miss., last year in a change-up uniform from the usual all-white look, wearing blue helmets, white jerseys and blue pants, which probably provided a better contrast since the Bulldogs also wore white pants at home.
Kentucky went to Starkville, Miss., last year in a change-up uniform from the usual all-white look, wearing blue helmets, white jerseys and blue pants, which probably provided a better contrast since the Bulldogs also wore white pants at home. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com

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