If you’re a traditionalist, you’re going to love this bit of news. It flew maybe a little bit under the radar when the Ohio State football Twitter feed congratulated the team for making the College Football Playoff with an invite to the Fiesta Bowl. But it didn’t take a few fans and media-types to pick up on a rather sneaky way to maybe break some news.
In a graphic shared on Twitter, Ohio State threw an Ohio State jersey into the corner. Oh, but it wasn’t just any Buckeye jersey. No, what we were teased with was an OSU jersey with some gray striped sleeves staring at us in the face.
You could have looked at it and thought nothing of it, but that’s not how these things normally go.
The stage is set 🌵#GoBucks #ToughLove pic.twitter.com/A73Favfrpa
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 8, 2019
So, of course fans were beside themselves in anticipation for a return of the 1968 throwbacks with the Diamond Quest Nike Swoosh. And, as luck would have it, Andrew Lind of Buckeye Sports Bulletin who is normally on these sort of things seems to have the inside scoop that confirms what we all thought.
Can confirm Ohio State will be wearing the home version of its 1968 throwback uniforms with the Diamond Quest Nike Swoosh for the Fiesta Bowl against Clemson, the inverse of the last time the two teams met.
— Andrew Lind (@AndrewMLind) December 9, 2019
So what do these uniforms look like? They’ll be almost identical to the ones OSU wore during the inaugural College Football Playoff run in 2014, and the home version of what was worn the last time Ohio State took on Clemson.
Here’s a look at the 2016 away version.
And here’s more of what you’ll see with the home version. We saw these beauties against Oregon in the CFP National Championship game against Oregon in January of 2015.
What do you think? Do you like these? If so, you might be in luck, because there are also rumblings that these gray sleeves might just be a staple of the uniforms beginning next year.