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UPDATE: Northwestern officially released its full uniforms Friday for Saturday's game against Duke, and the Wildcats will be in all white:
Tomorrow’s @NUFBFamily uniform combination is crisp. #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/1CZy9OBaRE
— #B1GCats (@NU_Sports) September 18, 2015
Northwestern will debuting new helmets this Saturday when the Wildcats take on Duke. A photo was leaked on Twitter Thursday night:
This picture comes after Northwestern assistant athletic director for communications Paul Kennedy hinted at new helmets for Saturday on Twitter Thursday:
Sources on the practice field indicate the @NUFBFamily may be discussing thinking about considering the debut of a new helmet on Saturday.
— Paul Kennedy (@PK9) September 17, 2015
The Northwestern football Twitter account also tweeted about the new helmets:
We can neither confirm nor deny the discussion about thinking of debuting a new helmet. Maybe. #PracticeFieldSecrets https://t.co/J9jDuILedX
— #B1GCats Football (@NUFBFamily) September 17, 2015
Here's another leaked picture of the helmets, which will presumably be officially unveiled Friday:
The helmet features a big wildcat logo similar to the one featured on the black helmets worn by Northwestern against Ohio State in 2013.
h/t George Eisenhauer (@truelaxer3) for the photos on Twitter