Colorado State Rams announced last night that they will be wearing a new white helmet for homecoming vs San Diego State, on October 5th. The new helmet features their forward-facing ram logo on both sides, a green and gold stripe down the middle, and a decal on the back celebrating 150 years of Colorado State University.
“I hope it creates some excitement for the fan base. I hope it reflects how we have pride in place. It’s pretty unique when any institution is able to celebrate 150 years of its history,” said CSU athletic director Joe Parker.
CSU has worn the Rams horns on their primary helmet since 1973. The team has only worn a helmet without the horns twice since then. The first time was in 2007 with a late-1950’s throwback helmet against Cal to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the switch from Colorado A&M to Colorado State. The second time was in 2017 with the State Pride uniforms.
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“When it comes to the horns, that’s us,” CSU historian John Hirn said. “When you think about it in college football, Division I, there’s no other school with helmets like that. That’s really defined us since 1973. That’s almost 50 years.”
“I think it gets to be a bit too much sometimes, but I understand people get excited about it, there’s extra branding that comes along,” Hirn said. “I get that it’s hip, it’s happening, it’s that type of stuff. You know the players really like the difference.”
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