Sick Helmets

No. 20 LSU faces Mississippi State (7 p.m ET, ESPN2) in Death Valley this Saturday night, and Tigers could have a whole new (well, theoretically old) look. On Monday, LSU announced they could be putting on throwback “Gridiron Gold” jerseys to pay tribute into the ones used in the 1940s.

Various other throwback elements include an antique block "L” logo design on the correct hip associated with pants and old-school "Sailor Mike” logo design regarding the collars of the jerseys.

The "Gridiron Gold” uniforms function LSU’s old-gold jerseys, which have the comparable shade your Tigers wore during the 1940s. The uniforms likewise incorporate white helmets, with people’ numbers regarding the helmets instead of LSU’s tiger logo.

Saturday's game against MSU would be the very first time LSU has actually used gold jerseys since 1998, as soon as the Tigers encountered Florida on the road at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The past time LSU wore gold jerseys in Tiger Stadium ended up being 1996, whenever Tigers won 35-0 over Vanderbilt.