When college football teams decide to suit up in a throwback look, it is more than often an awesome sight to see. That will be the case this week when Utah squares off against USC in what has become a key game in the Pac-12 South standings.
Game 7#USCvsUTAH #UUThrowback pic.twitter.com/ruCPVh71oi
— UtesEquipment (@UtesEquipment) October 16, 2018
This is the same throwback design Utah has adopted in recent years, but it is always a nice sight to see when they pop up. The design is inspired by the look of the Utah programs of the past with the 1960s era represented by a white helmet with interlocking “UU” for the University of Utah on the helmet. The stripes on the jerseys and pants are inspired by the look from the uniforms used between the 1970s and 1990s. The font of the uniform numbers is also taken from the 1970s era of the Utes.
Utah is 2-2 in the Pac-12 but a win against USC (3-1 in Pac-12 play) would give the Utes a chance to take control of the Pac-12 South thanks to a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Trojans if they can come out on top this week. Colorado is 2-1 in the Pac-12 after losing to USC last weekend, but Utah and Colorado will face each other in a divisional showdown in the next-to-last week of the regular season. Colorado is also playing at Washington this weekend, which should be a tough matchup. Utah has their own challenges ahead. A home game against Oregon in early November could be a key game as the Pac-12 South continues to play out if Utah can grab a win against USC.