Football: Did Cajuns have the freshest college uniforms in Week 1?

The Advertiser, September 9, 2015

The UL Ragin’ Cajuns made USA Today’s list of the seven freshest college football uniforms in week one.

The opening weekend of games saw plenty of good, bad, and ugly sartorial choices on the field. Here are the seven favorites mentioned by For The Win in USA Today.

University of Virginia (Photo: USA Today)

1. VIRGINIA

Virginia’s frosted helmets and corresponding logo were absolutely fantastic.

Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (3) hands off the football to running back Kani Benoit (29) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Eastern Washington, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang) ORG XMIT: ORRK104 (Photo: Ryan Kang, AP)

2. OREGON

Make your peace with the fact that Oregon will be on every one of these lists until the end of the year.

East Carolina University (Photo: USA Today)

3. EAST CAROLINA

Good on the Pirates for going all in on wearing purple. This is the purple-iest team in college football.

Southern Miss (Photo: USA Today)

4. SOUTHERN MISS

Southern Miss looked like Batman this weekend.

Virginia Tech (Photo: USA Today)

5. VIRGINIA TECH

The chromed helmets gave the Hokies’ traditional uniforms a nice updated flair.

Louisiana-Lafayette running back Elijah McGuire runs with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/David Stephenson) (Photo: David Stephenson, AP)

6. LOUISIANA

Classic and simple in all the right places, the Ragin’ Cajuns had a flawless look to open the season.

San Diego State (Photo: USA Today)

7. SAN DIEGO STATE

I didn’t like the Aztec calendar trim when San Diego State released their new look in the summer. I was very wrong.