Notre Dame & Michigan Go Retro

With week 1 college football headlines dominated by the crazy uniforms of Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Maryland, two of the country's most decorated programs are going retro for their matchup this weekend.

To celebrate the first night game ever played at the Big House, Michigan and Notre Dame will wear retro-style jerseys for their “Under the Lights” matchup on ESPN Saturday night.

The adidas uni's feature design elements from throughout each school's rich football histories.

Michigan’s “Under the Lights” uniform:
o Features a large block M on the chest
o Player numbers above the heart
o Repeating striped sleeves
o Quilting stitch design on the letters and numbers
o Player numbers also appear on their famous winged helmet for the first time since the late 1960s
o Inside bottom hem features a list of all 11 years that Michigan won National Championships
o “132 Years of Championship Football” is stitched on the inside collar

Notre Dame’s “Under the Lights” uniform:
o Retro-inspired white jersey with Kelly green lettering and two Kelly green shoulder stripes
o Old gold-colored pants, white socks with green stripes and white shoes.
o A large shamrock logo appears on the traditional gold helmet for the first time since the 1960s.
o The years the Fighting Irish won National Championships are listed inside the bottom hem of the jersey

To continue the retro story, former Michigan and Notre Dame greats Jarrett Irons (Two time All-American linebacker) and Rocket Ismail (1990 Heisman runner-up wide receiver/kick returner) are on-site in Ann Arbor this weekend capturing exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and videos for adidas Football’s Facebook page. Check out www.facebook.com/adidasfootballUS for an inside look at “Under the Lights” week.