Tennessee unveils brand new Nike uniforms (Photos)
To commemorate its switch from Adidas to Nike this week, Tennessee officially unveiled its new uniforms across all sports on Wednesday.
This is a football blog, of course, so we’ll stick with the three new looks Butch Jones’ Vols will debut in the 2015 season.
Check out @MrHurd_1 rocking the #Vols Road Uniform! pic.twitter.com/RFdinFYPPz
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 1, 2015
The Volunteer Spirit pic.twitter.com/3ujm5tKuET
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) July 1, 2015
Tennessee Football HOME uniforms pic.twitter.com/PG849Vwnqf
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) July 1, 2015
Check out the back of the #Vols new helmets! #Checkerboard#Tradition#OneTennessee pic.twitter.com/TWKrCHzXmM
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 1, 2015
Headhunter pic.twitter.com/g6H2Muzr8N
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) July 1, 2015
On top of the team's standard home and away jerseys, the Vols also unveiled a new dark "Smokey gray" alternate look.
Last but not least, Here are the official #SmokeyGray Unis for @Vol_Football pic.twitter.com/it8GXgRuJk
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) July 1, 2015
Joshua Dobbs will look good under Center in these Alternate Unis pic.twitter.com/xl4sigWduJ
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) July 1, 2015
"We wanted to make sure we are innovative. We wanted to respect the great tradition we have Tennessee and incorporate them with Nike," Vols head coach Butch Jones said.
Tennessee had been affiliated with Adidas since 1997. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, UT's deal with Nike is worth "$750,000 per year less" than its Adidas agreement.
Nike gave UT a $2 million signing bonus, which the Vols received last summer. But even with that factored in, the $1.2 million per year Nike pays throughout the life of the contract is $750,000 per year less than UT’s deal with adidas.
You can take a closer look at all of Tennessee's new football uniforms on their Facebook page.
For more Tennessee news, visit VolQuest.com.
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