Texas Tech football: Counting down the worst uniforms in Red Raider history

No. 3: White ombre 2014

From the department of trying too hard to be cool we got the 2014 white ombre uniforms that Tech wore against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.  That 45-35 loss gave the world its first-ever look at Pat Mahomes in a Red Raider uniform.  Unfortunately, those uniforms were atrocious.

Known as the ombre uniforms, this look was derived from the term which means two colors that blend into each other.  Apparently, it’s a popular hairstyle for women but it doesn’t work for football uniforms.

Starting with sliver airbrushed helmets that had the Masked Rider straight-on view with the ends of the cape curling up the back of the helmet, the uniform faded into white right below the shoulders, thus the ombre term.

But the awful didn’t stop there.  On the left thigh was the same Masked Rider logo that was on the helmets.  That logo was also found on the right shoulder.  It was too much of a bad thing.

This was another instance when the red was almost completely taken out of the Red Raiders’ uniforms.  Only appearing as an accent around the numbers and the Masked Rider logo, red was an afterthought in this design. But then again, the entire concept never should have left the designer’s pallet in the first place.