Georgia football is bringing a one-off look to Atlanta for Saturday’s rivalry game against Florida, and the concept ties the Bulldogs’ Nike partnership to one of the city’s most iconic musical acts.
The school said the special package is a “limited-edition apparel and on-field collection from Nike” that will show up at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Georgia’s relationship with Nike goes back to the 1994 football season, when the brand first appeared on the team’s uniforms. Since then, Nike has remained the only apparel company Georgia has used.
The Outkast connection is built right into the design. The duo’s crown logo has been blended with Georgia’s “G,” and the No. 96 will appear on each jersey in honor of 1996, the year Outkast released ATLiens. Georgia also noted that 1996 was the second season Kirby Smart played in Between the Hedges.
The music influence runs deeper than the visuals. In a statement released by Nike, Brian Francis of Class Trip said, “This started over lunch with André,” Francis said.
“He was telling stories about driving up to Athens to watch the Dawgs. Then we saw Georgia-Florida was headed to Atlanta for the first time ever.
Georgia’s football and its music, together in the city that made Outkast. They put Atlanta on the map.
This is our thank you.”
Nike said the game-day package will include eye-shield decals and skullcaps with the lyrics “So Fresh” and “So Clean,” along with custom wristbands, mouthguards and three different styles of gloves.
The collaboration also extends to six Georgia players who signed NIL deals with Nike this year: Ellis Robinson IV, KJ Bolden, Chris Cole, Kaiden Prothro, Elyiss Williams and Talyn Taylor. Nike said those players took part in photoshoots over the summer that recreated “familiar frames from Outkast’s photo history.”
The limited-edition collection will go on sale online and at select retail locations starting Wednesday, October 28, with a game-day pop-up planned at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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