Oregon and Ohio State will play for the inaugural College Football Playoff championship a week from tonight. Oregon is the No. 2 seed and Ohio State is the No. 4 seed, so both teams will wear the same uniforms they wore in their respective semifinals - Oregon in their home greens, Ohio State in their road whites - right?
Of course not. How is Nike supposed to move merchandise if the Ducks and Buckeyes wear the same look twice?
As unveiled Monday morning, Ohio State will be in scarlet jerseys with black shoulder numbers to honor the 1968 title team, while Oregon will be in white and silver, because Oregon.
A close up of the Buckeyes...
... and the Ducks.
