Nike plans to unveil new uniforms for 10 college football teams at an event in New York today. The schools -- Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, Boise State, Miami, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, TCU, Virginia Tech and West Virginia -- will wear them at least one game this season.  USA TODAY got a sneak preview at of the Nike Pro Combat uniforms the Swoosh says are 37% lighter. Among the tweaks: the Buckeyes will wear red helmets for the first time since the late 1960s; the Hokies will wear black for the first time in a century.  SNEAK PEEK: See all 10 special uniforms created by Nike  Bill Jones, Ohio State's associate athletics director, says the design salutes the red leather-helmeted players of the 1942 Buckeyes team that won the school's first national title.  "Back then they wore (red) leather helmets," said Jones. "That was one of the things when we started working with Nike. We were not opposed to the red helmet at all. We want to come as close to possible to making those uniforms similar to 42. Our goal was to give it a 'leather look' for lack of better terms.  "Coach Jim Tressel, a fan of the U.S. military, also wanted to salute the '42 because many of the players went on to serve in the armed forces during World War II," said Jones.  Details on the uniforms:- TCU vs. Oregon State (Sept. 4): Horned Frogs open with Lizard-skin design uniforms.- Virginia Tech vs. Boise State (Sept. 6): Hokies' black colors salute Corps of Cadets; Broncos' Silver and Blue echoes Broncos' blue turf.- Florida vs. Georgia (Oct. 30): Gator-skin design uniforms.- Alabama vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 13): Numbers with hounds-tooth check salute Paul "Bear" Bryant.- Miami vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 20): Hurricanes don 1970s throwbacks.- West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 26): New duds for Backyard Brawl.- Ohio State vs. Michigan (Nov. 27): Red helmets for Buckeyes.- Oregon State vs. Oregon (Dec. 4): Beavers' throwbacks salute '67 team that beat Southern California, Purdue and Oregon.  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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