Penn State Football

Penn State football players, recruits and alumni react to retro uniform on Twitter

By Josh Moyer

jmoyer@centredaily.com
Penn State football announced their “generations of greatness” uniform that the team will wear for the September 30 game against Indiana during a press conference on Thursday, June 15, 2017. White cleats like those worn in the 1979 Sugar Bowl and stripped socks the Nittany Lions wore from 1970-1972 are part of the uniform.
Penn State football announced their “generations of greatness” uniform that the team will wear for the September 30 game against Indiana during a press conference on Thursday, June 15, 2017. White cleats like those worn in the 1979 Sugar Bowl and stripped socks the Nittany Lions wore from 1970-1972 are part of the uniform. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com

After 16 months of planning and brainstorming, Penn State football finally unveiled plans Thursday to wear a retro uniform on Sept. 30 against Indiana as part of their “Generations of Greatness” game, an homage to different eras of Penn State football.

Past, current — and, yes, even future — Nittany Lions couldn’t help but contain their excitement over the news. Some fans on social media voiced displeasure, especially about the white shoes, but players overwhelmingly seemed to love the change.

Here’s a sampling of what they had to say:

This story was originally published June 16, 2017 at 3:19 AM with the headline "Penn State football players, recruits and alumni react to retro uniform on Twitter."

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