Nevada football unveils new helmets ‘nobody else will wear’
RENO, Nev. (BVM) – Nevada football will wear one of the most unique helmets in college football during the 2021 season. In fact, the Wolf Pack will don lids that no other program will.
“We are building a team with unique qualities. You guys are unique,” head coach Jay Norvell told his team before its spring game on Saturday. “This helmet is unique. Nobody else will wear this helmet but us, but the Wolf Pack. Carry yourselves that way.”
Our guys got a sneak peek of the new helmets before the Spring Game yesterday, and it's safe to say we think they like them!#BattleBorn // #NevadaGrit pic.twitter.com/FjTX0EdkWw
— Nevada Football (@NevadaFootball) May 2, 2021
The team’s primary helmet underwent a color change, but the design remains the same. Nevada will wear a silver helmet with the “Pack script” on one side and the player’s number on the other. The Wolf Pack’s 2021 helmet uses a metallic flake silver modeled after Notre Dame’s iconic helmet.
“You guys may know that Notre Dame has a gold helmet,” Norvell told his team before the spring game. “It’s a special gold. It’s a metallic flake gold. It’s the only helmet like that in college football. Nobody else wears it. Nobody else has worn this color helmet, and we patented this silver. Nobody in college football is going to wear this helmet but Nevada.”
The “Pack script” is written in navy blue with a white outline while the player’s number also is in blue with a white outline and the facemask is silver with a navy stripe down the middle of the helmet.
As we get set for the Silver and Blue Spring Game, here's a look at our helmet for the 2021 season.
🔥 🔥 🔥 #BattleBorn // #NevadaGrit pic.twitter.com/K2AFouZ32a
— Nevada Football (@NevadaFootball) May 1, 2021
Also unveiled on Saturday was Nevada’s alternative helmet which is white. The decals on both sides of the helmet remain the same as the primary: blue with a white outline and navy stripe down the middle.
… And here's our new alternate white lids!#BattleBorn // #NevadaGrit pic.twitter.com/aN2YDz9eUr
— Nevada Football (@NevadaFootball) May 1, 2021
The Wolf Pack wrapped up a 15-practice spring camp on Saturday with the Silver and Blue Game in front of 1,800 socially-distanced fans. Nevada opens its 2021 season Sept. 4 at Cal and hosts Idaho State on Sept. 11 for its home opener.
