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UCF shows off new uniforms (Video)

(Joshua C. Cruey/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
(Joshua C. Cruey/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Scott Frost is giving UCF a bit of Oregon flavor.

Oregon, with its connections to Nike, is known for its array of uniform combinations. Now that he is the head coach at UCF, Frost, a former Oregon offensive coordinator, made sure his new program got the same treatment from Nike.

UCF announced Thursday that it has four updated jerseys along with four different color pants and helmets.

"I called (Nike chairman) Phil Knight, he's been great to me my entire career at the University of Oregon,” Frost said. “When we got to Orlando, I can't tell you how many messages we got about changing the uniforms, putting names on the back of the jerseys, getting up to speed with current looks that football players want to wear and Phil was great. We're going to get a lot of things from Nike and he's going to do a lot of stuff for us."

Altogether, the Knights have a whopping 64 different uniform combinations to choose from. The team will also have player names on the back of the jerseys for the first time since 2004.

"I want our guys to feel good about what they're coming out of the tunnel wearing on Saturdays. I think it's important. It gives you some confidence. It makes you feel good, something you can be proud of when you're sporting the school's colors,” Frost said in a release. “As much as anything it's important for recruiting. Guys want to go to schools these days that are places where they can wear nice uniforms and look good on the field. We're going to try and provide that as much as we can for our guys."

Frost said this is just the start and that additional designs can be expected in the future.

"This is the first design, and I'm sure these uniforms we're wearing this year will make it to next year. I don't think they will make it much farther than that. I want to keep moving the ball down the field with our uniforms and I think we will come up with some new things down the road,” Frost said. “But with this first effort, I think we wanted something that was new and different but also played back to the tradition that UCF has had. So there's some obvious changes and some good ones, but we haven't really pushed the envelope yet."