College Football Week 5 Uniforms: Hits & Misses

College football's Week 5 saw a strong showing in team aesthetics, with several programs debuting impressive uniform combinations. The matchup between Kentucky and South Carolina stood out, featuring Kentucky's eye-catching chrome helmets paired with white jerseys and blue pants against South Carolina's consistently sharp white-black-black set. This visual clash was enhanced by an overtime thriller.

Other notable combinations included West Virginia's clean white-white-navy against Iowa State's vibrant head-to-toe cardinal uniform. Texas Tech sported cherry red helmets and pants with white jerseys, while Colorado returned to a favored retro gold-black-gold ensemble.

However, not all uniform choices resonated positively. The USC Trojans maintained their usual high standard, but the Washington Huskies' decision to wear white pants instead of gold or purple was criticized for detracting from the game's visual appeal. Similarly, North Carolina's primary uniforms were deemed superior to their throwback alternates for the game against Notre Dame.

Maryland's monochromatic red on red was seen as an overload of color, and Miami's all-white road uniform, combined with Clemson's purple accents, failed to impress. UConn's otherwise sweet alternate red jerseys were questioned when paired against Syracuse's colors.