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Penn State Football Hints at Alternate Uniform For College Football Playoff Round 1

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As Penn State Football’s first appearance in the College Football Playoff creeps closer, Penn State continues to release teasers about the upcoming game against SMU.

On Thursday morning, Penn State released two minor additions to the iconic Penn State “Basic Blues” uniform ahead of Penn State’s playoff game against SMU on Saturday.

Friday, however, the Nittany Lions teased a much bigger changeup to the classic home uniform. In a graphic posted by the Penn State Football social media accounts Friday morning, Penn State’s “Generations of Greatness” helmet was shown on a snow-covered field in front of Penn State’s iconic Beaver Stadium gates.

 

Could this be a teaser that Penn State will use their Generations of Greatness uniforms this weekend for the Nittany Lions inaugural college football playoff appearance?

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What are Penn State’s Generations of Greatness Uniforms?

Back in 2017, Penn State announced the first use of the “Generations of Greatness” uniforms.

According to Penn State head coach James Franklin, the uniforms were a way to “honor and celebrate” the generations of greatness in tradition and history of Penn State.

While the “Generations of Greatness” uniforms are not modern in the sense that they are a callback to uniform elements over Penn State’s history, Franklin mentioned that the uniforms pull “elements from many different uniform design elements through the years.”

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Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Drew Allar, wearing Penn State’s Generations of Greatness Uniform. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images

The changes may be subtle, but there are a number of very cool elements of the uniform design that are a refreshing take on Penn State’s tried and true traditional uniforms.

To start, the numbers on the helmets are one of the most noticeable elements of the uniforms, a callback to Penn State’s helmets from 1959 to 1961 and then again from 1967 to 1974. The most modern element of the uniforms is the change from the basic black cleats to a fresh modern white cleat.

The white cleats were worn in the 1979 Sugar Bowl by the Nittany Lions. The white cleats are always a hit for Penn State players each year as they are broken out with the “Generations of Greatness” uniform.

Since 2017, Penn State has selected one game per year to wear the “Generations of Greatness” uniform. In 2024, the uniforms were used in Penn State’s fan-driven whiteout against Illinois. Now with SMU coming to town for a college football playoff game, Penn State could once again pull out these alternate uniforms honoring and celebrating the teams that built the program to where it is today.

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