Report: Tennessee to wear new gray uniforms against Florida

You may have seen it, but if not, here’s a warning. Tennessee’s new alternate smokey gray jersey is— different? What seemed to cause excitement last season has many Vol fans scratching their heads. But now, the image may become a reality.

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According to Uniform Nation’s twitter page, Tennessee has confirmed that it will debut the new Adidas smokey gray jerseys when they host Florida on Oct. 4 at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee confirms new Smokey Gray alternate to be worn against Florida: pic.twitter.com/yJZ59ElTeV — Uniform Nation (@sbnuniforms) September 10, 2014

Maybe its just that its a replica, but that picture is a far cry from the smokey grays we saw Tennessee debut last season. It’s almost as if Adidas is punishing Tennessee for signing with Nike. However the university has the final say in all team equipment, which makes this even more confusing. Based on these image, Vol fans should be counting down the days until Tennessee finally jumps ship and replaces that Adidas logo with a swoosh. But don’t just take my word for it, here’s what others are saying:

That Tennessee alternate for the Florida game is among the ugliest jersey I have ever seen — Lute The Great (@THEBDoherty) September 10, 2014

Probably the worst jersey I’ve seen in recent years. Way to go Adidas. http://t.co/gqSHZXaQ0c — Joey Edwards (@Joe_Knows_) September 10, 2014

One of these days I’ll purchase a Tennessee Peyton jersey. But I’m holding out on that Nike contract. — Nick Lew (@00NickLew) September 4, 2014

Jason Hall

A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky