Ethan Miller/Getty Images The moment college football fans wait for every season has arrived: The Oregon Ducks have unveiled their uniforms for the upcoming season. On Wednesday afternoon, Oregon teased an announcement: Hours later, the big reveal was made: While the winged helmets are nothing new, the jerseys are a new look, featuring the "Mighty Oregon" font. Other than the numbers, though, the uniforms are much simpler than fans have come to expect out of the Ducks in recent years. Oregon opens its season against Bowling Green on Sept. 1.<doc-sep>Chip Kelly’s time at Oregon was revolutionary for a multitude of reasons. Of course, the spread offense that Kelly implemented was unlike anything people had seen in college football before and brought in a new era of fast-paced and high scoring offenses. That’s usually what people go to first. But right behind that, are the flashy uniform combinations that Oregon unveiled on a week-to-week basis. Unlike many programs who have kept uniforms consistent throughout most of their history, Oregon “tradition” was to be completely non-traditional. While plenty enjoys the looks of Oregon’s many uniforms, they have gathered their fair share of ridicule over the years. Most Oregon fans can say they’ve heard some variation of a joke that says that the Ducks have “1,000,000 uniform combos and zero national championships.” Still, Oregon fans embraced what made their team unique and enjoyed the team’s weekly uniform changes for years. Things changed when the program went in full rebuild and hired Willie Taggart as the new head coach for the 2017 season. Taggart said early in his tenure that Oregon would cut back on the number of uniform combos while the team transitioned back to its winning ways. There was still a fair amount of variation, but certain uniforms were repeated last season. With the unveiling of Oregon’s 2018 uniforms on Wednesday, it appears Oregon’s uniforms could become more consistent under Mario Cristobal. Oregon unveiled four new uniforms, with influences from past ones, along with some noticeable differences. The biggest difference (literally) is the size of the numbers, which now stretch from right under the collar to almost completely down the torso. To give the numbers more room, the shoulder wings that have been a staple of many Oregon jerseys over the past decade were removed to leave room for the PAC-12 logo, Nike logo, and team name. However, wings did remain on all of the helmets. It seems that the plan is for Oregon to rotate through these four uniform combos throughout the entire season with no other variations. On face value, many would say that it makes no difference whether Oregon has four or twelve different uniform combos in a single season. But, in terms of team culture, it does. While the Ducks’ new uniforms are definitely flashy, straying away from variation is an indication of how the team has changed under the new coaching staff. Many would agree that the uniforms are a little more plain that most have been in years past. With Cristobal being more of a traditional coach than that of Chip Kelly, it makes sense that he isn’t concerned about continuing the non-traditional approach to uniforms. Whether this ends up being a positive to fans is yet to be seen. So far, it seems that fans are praising the new look. I personally enjoy the look of the black jerseys as a fresh look that the team hasn’t gone with in a while, and the green uniforms remind me of the ones worn for the 2015 Rose Bowl against Florida State, which is always a positive. It makes sense that there really aren’t any odd gimmicks to these jerseys, as Cristobal doesn’t seem like a coach with any gimmicks himself. Still, it won’t matter to anyone what Oregon is wearing if the team is not winning games, but the new uniforms seem like a fresh way to transition into the next era.<doc-sep>The Oregon Ducks on Wednesday unveiled their latest look with four new uniform designs — green, yellow, black and white — featuring very visible number display and the return of the wings on the helmets. The new uniforms, according to a release on GoDucks.com, were designed "with an eye toward traditional school colors and clean, professional designs. The stream-lined look features bold use of Oregon's traditional green and yellow, allowing the Ducks' performance on the field to command the attention." "These designs are a representation of Coach Cristobal's direction for the football program: no-nonsense, discipline, strength and speed," said Todd Van Horne, Nike's creative director for football. "This uniform reflects those values." Get a closer look at the new uniforms below. Photos via GoDucks on Facebook Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit Don't Edit<doc-sep>
EUGENE, OR - OCTOBER 19: Wearing pink helmets, offensive linesman Hroniss Grasu #55 of the Oregon Ducks and the offensive line get set at the line of scrimmage in the first quarter of the game against the Washington State Cougars at Autzen Stadium on October 19, 2013 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) For the second straight season, Oregon Football has introduced several uniform looks for the 2018 season with several key details. Two seasons ago was the last season of the Gameday Uniform Reveal. When Oregon Football seemed intent on theming Game Weeks. The one that stands out was the Oregon Trail Uniform – still one of my favorites, but it left fans looking for uniforms that were more simple, with the school colors and not looking like California with their throwback “Webfoot” Uniforms from a few seasons ago(I actually own one of those.) On Wednesday evening, Head Coach Mario Cristobal unveiled what Oregon Football will be wearing this season. There is a standard Oregon Green with Yellow highlights, along with a Yellow Uniform with Green highlights. The two standout uniforms for the upcoming season are one all white – stormtrooper esque uniform for road games. My favorite is the all black with green numerals and green trim. Of course, Oregon could go All-White at home, but they need permission to do so from the NCAA, which is one provision that is usually granted. While I do miss the unique uniform stylings under Mark Helfrich and Chip Kelly, I will also say there is something to be said about simple tradition. I am a Penn State Grad after all and it doesn’t get more simple that blue and white. I always enjoy reminiscing about the Construction cone socks of “The Duck” uniform or the game against Cal several seasons ago where Oregon wore Black and Pink, and the Golden Bears wore throwback uniforms – looking like some sort of Easter Egg Hunt gone wrong. Oregon Football is in the middle of Fall Camp getting ready for the 2018 season. The Ducks face Bowling Green on Saturday, September 1st. (5pm PT, Pac-12 Network)