Kentucky
Thursday Headlines: Mark Pope working on Denim Jersey Revival
Could we see a return of the 1996 denim jerseys? It sounds like Mark Pope is trying to make it happen for the Kentucky Wildcats.
During his weekly radio show earlier this week, Pope was asked about the possibility of bringing back the denim jerseys. He said he’s trying to clear some obstacles to bring back the famous uniforms.
“I’m not really allowed to say this, so it’s just between the two of us: I’m working on it,” Pope said. “It’s amazing the red tape that we have to go through to make this happen, but we’re pretty passionate about trying to make that happen. We’ll see what we come up with. It’s definitely on my agenda of things to get accomplished.”
Those denim uniforms first made their debut in February 1996 when Kentucky hosted Arkansas. Kentucky hosts Arkansas on February 1 this year.
Maybe that would be an opportunity to revive the denim. That certainly would invigorate the Big Blue Nation even more with the Razorbacks coming to town.
Regardless, it sounds like Pope would love to bring back the denim jerseys, and maybe that’s a good sign we’ll see Kentucky utilize more throwback uniforms moving forward. It would certainly be a popular move among BBN.
Tweet of the Day
The 16 college basketball teams with the toughest remaining strength of schedule (per ESPN BPI):
• No. 1 South Carolina
• No. 2 Ole Miss
• No. 3 Vanderbilt
• No. 4 LSU
• No. 5 Texas
• No. 6 Kentucky
• No. 7 Alabama
• No. 8 Texas A&M
• No. 9 Auburn
• No. 10 Oklahoma
•…— Blake Lovell (@theblakelovell) January 2, 2025
A tough road ahead for the Cats.
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