Oregon players weigh in on what ‘Stomp Out Cancer’ uniforms mean to them

“It’s just Oregon being Oregon.” Duck players weighed in on what the pink ‘Stomp Out Cancer’ uniforms mean to them ahead of UCLA game.

Each and every week during the football season, what the Oregon Ducks are going to be wearing on Saturdays is always a story. They have been given the de-facto nickname of “Nike University” for good reason, as the Ducks have made it a thing to debut unique uniform combinations for each game of the season.

That uniform combination for this week against the UCLA Bruins is more special than most.

Heading into the bye week, Oregon unveiled their ‘Stomp Out Cancer’ uniforms, meant to be part of the Breast Cancer Awareness that takes place in October. The jerseys are black, fit with pink numbers, wings on the helmet, and other accents throughout the kit.

While these uniforms mean a lot to people who have experienced breast cancer or been close to someone impacted by it, they also hold special meaning to a lot of Oregon players. When talking to them this week, I asked about what the uniforms meant to a few of the guys we interviewed: