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Boston College leads week 4 of college football uniforms

Boston College leads week 4 of college football uniforms
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  • Kalan Hooks, ESPNSeptember 20, 2024, 9:28 p.m. ET

Week 4 of college football brings even more heat with deeper meaning.

After a loss to the Missouri Tigers in Week 3 that knocked them out of the AP Top 25 rankings, the Boston College Eagles will seek revenge on Saturday when they face the Michigan State Spartans.

Against Michigan State, the Eagles will wear their “Red Bandanna” uniform to honor Boston College graduate Welles Crowther, who died on September 11. The uniform features a red paisley pattern that will fill the numbers, lettering, pant stripes and the school logo on the jersey.

Crowther saved 18 lives during the attacks and was remembered as “the man with the red headscarf.” He used the headscarf to breathe better through the smoke.

Here are some of the best uniform combinations for Week 4 of college football on Saturday.

Historical topics

The South Carolina Gamecocks are reviving history with a throwback third jersey against the Akron Zips. The retro threads pay tribute to the team's 1980 season, when then-running back George Rogers won the Heisman Trophy.

The BYU Cougars celebrate their 100th anniversary as a football program with throwback uniforms against the Kansas State Wildcats at LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU played its first intercollegiate game in 1922, but had to sit out two seasons (1943 and 1945) because of World War II.

BYU will begin its Big 12 conference play in a white uniform similar to the one the Cougars wore during their 1996 Cotton Bowl season.

Unique combinations

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will honor those who have served our country in the military by wearing an all-red uniform against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The uniform includes a red helmet that replaces the traditional Louisiana Tech logo with the stars and stripes.

The Liberty Flames, who started 3-0, will wear ice blue jerseys with white pants in their game against the East Carolina Pirates.

Liberty first wore the uniforms in its 30-24 win over the New Mexico State Aggies in Week 2, when running back Quinton Cooley rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries.

The LSU Tigers (2-1) will wear their stylish purple jerseys with yellow pants when they host the UCLA Bruins. The Tigers will face the Bruins for the first time since the 2021 season, when UCLA earned a 38-27 victory in the two schools' opening game.

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