Yesterday, Northwestern football was saying though their social media that they had a big announcement coming the next day. Sometimes when they do this, or a lot of college and pro teams for that matter, it’s all drum roll and no cymbal. Teams say they have news which is notable, but in the world the SIDs/Media Relations people live in seems a lot bigger than it really is.
However, this is announcement is definitely newsworthy. This Northwestern football news item is worthy of its own post; not just an item in a notebook. It’s feature worthy, more than just a passing mention.
See the new helmet.
This morning Northwestern Football unveiled a new white helmet that the team will wear in the August 31 opener at California (9:30pm CDT, ESPN2) with this video: (See this is something cool, not a kickoff time announcement or something like that)
#TBT Here’s how it looked like the last time @NUFBFamily wore white helmets. On #B1GCats QB Mike Kerrigan in 1980. pic.twitter.com/aRWFG98ISC
— Northwestern Sports (@NU_Sports) August 22, 2013
Northwestern football last donned white helmets in 1980, and has never worn a while helmet with the now-familiar Block-N logo. That was introduced on the purple Northwestern football helmet in 1981.
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