Outside of the SEC, several college football teams donned updated uniform combination during Week 3:

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TEXAS TECH GETS TROUNCED IN 1990s THROWBACKS: It may have looked good, but chances are we won’t see the Red Raiders don their black-black-grey look ever again after Saturday’s blowout home loss to former Southwest Conference rival Arkansas.

NCAA Football: Arkansas at Texas Tech

The Under Armour throwbacks complete with Texas Tech’s traditional double-T logo reminded me of the Atlanta Falcons combination during the ‘Dirty Bird’ era with running back Jamal Anderson.

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STAR-SPANGLED BANNER UNIFORMS FALL FLAT FOR TERPS: The Oregon of the East took the field against West Virginia in a Under Armour-designed look honoring the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore, a battle that inspired Francis Scott Key’s Star-Spangled Banner. The words to Key’s song are written on the jersey, helmet and cleats. Maryland’s helmet decal is the outline of Fort McHenry with the American flag inside.

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