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Ducks reveal uniforms for White Out versus Penn State

ByDale Bliss|
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore dives in for a touchdown under coverage from Oregon State Beavers defensive back Jalil Tucker as the Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers Sept. 20, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon Ducks wide receiver Dakorien Moore dives in for a touchdown under coverage from Oregon State Beavers defensive back Jalil Tucker as the Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers Sept. 20, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Part of it is a way of taking back the night in a frenzied night game atmosphere. Oregon revealed their new "Mummy Duck" uniforms for the White Out game at Penn State Saturday.

The uniforms set Oregon apart and contribute to the identity and culture of the program. They're envied, copied. The Ducks make an entrance. They make news with innovation and style.

When the home team is known for their iconic, rarely changing look, plain white helmets, solid navy-blue jersey white pants, the crowd a single entity in plain white tees, it was important to make a uniform statement.

It also has a practical purpose. Against the backdrop of that writhing mass of white noise, the black helmet and wings, the black pants and glow-in-the-dark shoes, make the Ducks distinct and easier for the quarterback to pick up on passes over the middle. A Storm Trooper look would have been disastrous.

The Mummy Duck shoulder patch becomes a kind of badge of unity and team pride. For a trip to the White Out, a team needs an attitude, an edge, a shared purpose.

Of course as always the bottom line is that players and recruits like them and think they're cool. And, it's another sweatshirt and jersey Duck fans are eager to purchase.

The actor John Wayne, a former guard at USC, was once asked about his iconic walk. Already tall, he wore lifts in his shoes and a high, 12-gallon hat, looking always like a giant and an icon striding across the plains. "You gotta keep 'em Wayne conscious," he said.

The Ducks and their style innovations help keep the college football world Duck conscious. They're like the Titans in the Denzel Washington movie, dancing in uniform as they take the field and go through warm-ups. "Everywhere we go...people wanna know...who we are."

Confidence can be unnerving, a way of saying, "we know who we are." In Happy Valley, that's more important usual. Of course, some people will say, "I don't care" or "get out there and shut them up."

The most important thing in a road trip across the country remain blocking and tackling and a laser focus on execution. A new uniform look is just another way of preparing for that.

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