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Penn State will wear alternate uniform for College Football Playoff game vs. SMU

Penn State to wear alternate uniform vs. SMU in College Football Playoff.

When it comes to Penn State football, you know they are going to wear their traditional blue jerseys and white pants for every home game. While some programs dabble in as many different looks as they see fit, Penn State sticks to what has always worked so well for them. But the Nittany Lions will suit up in their slightly modified look for the College Football Playoff first-round matchup against SMU on Saturday afternoon.

Penn State teased their Generations of Greatness uniforms for the playoff opener against the Mustangs in a handful of social media posts. The alternate Generations of Greatness look has become a staple of homecoming games in recent years, and it will be nice to see it for the first College Football Playoff game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Penn State’s alternate look looks very similar to the standard home uniform combination to the untrained eye. But there are some distinct differences with the uniform. The numbers on the jersey are slightly different, and the jersey number is slapped on the side of the helmets.

The shoes are also white, as opposed to the typical black. The facemask also gets a different color with a white facemask instead of the standard blue.

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Penn State hosts SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. A win will send Penn State to the Fiesta Bowl to face Mountain West Conference champion Boise State in the quarterfinal round.

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Penn State reveals Generations of Greatness uniforms for UMass game

Penn State will roll out its alternate football uniform this week vs. UMass.

Penn State is not one of those college football programs that will roll out a special uniform every other week or multiple times per year. And the way Penn State does things, a casual college football viewer may not even be able to tell when Penn State does suit up in their take on an alternative uniform.

This week will see Penn State bring out its signature “Generations of Greatness” uniform featuring a mix of classic looks and tributes to generations past. The changes are subtle for most, but they are there for the uniform diehards to enjoy.

Assuming Penn State is sticking to its typical look for the Generations of Greatness uniform, Penn State will add a uniform number to each player’s helmet, the numbering on the jerseys will be slightly different from their traditional block numbers, and the white pants will feature a blue stripe down the leg. Players will also wear white shoes instead of the classic black Nike sneakers.

We previously dug into each uniform nugget in the Generations of Greatness uniform, in case you missed it.

It was previously announced that this would be the week for the Generations of Greatness uniforms, but it would be interesting to see if Penn State has any new wrinkles to unveil with the look this year. Or maybe we are reading too much into the tweet shared by [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] on social media.

Penn State will host UMass this Saturday, Oct,. 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET. The game will air on Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions are a massive betting favorite in the game.

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