Throughout college sports and even in professional leagues, teams have changed things up with their jerseys, providing alternatives with different color combinations to spice things up.
But the Texas Longhorns are all about tradition, vice president and athletic director Chris Del Conte said during his town hall Monday.
Conte said via Orangebloods.com that there is «no chance» Texas will have alternate uniforms in the future. The only colors on his head are burnt orange and white.
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Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns represents the Eyes of Texas after the game against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Schools like the University of Oregon are all for the modern way of keeping fans on their toes with their new uniforms and gear each week. Sure, they take alternate jerseys to the extreme, but others have also jazzed up their jerseys a bit like Ole Miss, Florida, and many more.
In 2018, fans got involved where they could when they noticed Media Day footage of players in what appeared to be a brighter orange than normal.
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One alumnus said: «Ok @_delconte, what’s going on with our beloved Burnt Orange? Why are we getting brighter and brighter? Some clarity for us @TexasExes would be greatly appreciated. Let’s put Burnt back on Orange. After everything… #ThisIs Texas.»
Another disgruntled fan compared those jerseys to the bright orange and white of the University of Tennessee. Being a rival to the SEC, that bothered many.
But it goes to show what this traditional colorway means to the Longhorns and their fan base.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Last season, burnt orange looked pretty dark on the football uniforms of Steve Sarkisian’s group that went 8-5 and lost in the Alamo Bowl to the University of Washington.
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It will be interesting to watch next season from the start as top recruit Arch Manning, son of Cooper Manning and nephew of Super Bowl champions Peyton and Eli Manning, heads to Texas for his freshman year. He is expected to fight for the starting quarterback job against Quinn Ewers, another top pick from a year ago.
As a true freshman, Ewers passed for 2,177 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions in 10 games for the Longhorns last season.
Athletic Director Chris Del Conte of Texas Longhorns (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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It doesn’t matter who’s under center, fans just want the burnt orange and white to stay in place, and Del Conte seems to understand the assignment.