Uniforms are a hot topic with college football fans. For decades teams basically had one home uniform and one road uniform. But about 15 years ago, Oregon broke the mold.
While some teams, like Texas and Alabama, still have just the two basic uniform combinations, most programs have at least a third jersey option. Several teams with classic looks have started to branch out into multiple combos, like Michigan and Ohio State.
Every Oregon uni in the game pic.twitter.com/THIw364JhZ
— 🍜 (@cookinquack) July 14, 2024
Uniform options truly trace back to the Oregon Ducks. Thanks to its close ties with Nike, the Ducks have made non-traditional uniforms its own tradition. Oregon has hundreds of combinations and hasn't repeated one since 2010. Fans are especially hyped for the debut of the new 2024 "Generation O" combo.
Welcome to the “Fly Era”
— Scott Anderson (@scottandvideo) June 26, 2024
Introducing the first Generation O combo pic.twitter.com/zjC7gfNkBK
That’s why Ducks fans may be disappointed with the launch version of the new EA College Football 25. Its first NCAA Football game in a decade, EA has added a lot of extras in the game, including uniform options.
Fans can cycle through a variety of uniform combos for each team. But the most EA has included at launch is five per team. For the Oregon Ducks, that just scratches the surface. Only five of Oregon’s 2023 combinations are in the game.
That’s it?
— Parlay Joe (@Parlay_J0E) July 14, 2024
The lack of options has become a hot topic among some fans. So much so, a post of the options became an impromptu Q&A with Oregon Senior Associate Director of Video Scott Anderson.
I’d prefer to refer to myself as manager of expectations
— Scott Anderson (@scottandvideo) July 15, 2024
Not taken as a complaint just seen multiple people ask about a white helmet
— Scott Anderson (@scottandvideo) July 15, 2024
The only things in the game at launch are what was worn last year (minus throwbacks). And your other question, I’m not sure about old uniforms being added. I don’t think any team has old ones in the game
The good news is, according to Anderson, there will be future updates that will include more options like "Generation O."
No, they should be in the first game update whenever EA sends that
— Scott Anderson (@scottandvideo) July 15, 2024
Right. So last years uniforms will be in the game at launch, then Gen O one’s will come into the game through regular updates from EA as they get released. So eventually Oregon will have two full uni sets in the game while other schools most likely will only have one
— Scott Anderson (@scottandvideo) July 11, 2024
EA College Football 25 launches this week.