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Nebraska Football Wearing All Whites at No. 16 Indiana

Despite the PTSD for an entire generation from a 1992 upset, the Huskers are set for a clean look Saturday with the all whites in Bloomington against No. 16 Indiana.

Kaleb Henry

Nebraska wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr.'s uniform ahead of the Indiana game in his locker features a white top, white pants, white gloves, and white cleats.
Nebraska wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr.'s uniform ahead of the Indiana game in his locker features a white top, white pants, white gloves, and white cleats. / Nebraska Athletics
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Depending on how old you are, you're either really excited or frightened by Nebraska's uniform choice in Bloomington.

The Huskers are wearing the all whites—white tops, white pants, and white shoes—at No. 16 Indiana.

Younger generations have shown a tendency to approve of solid colors across uniforms, like the all reds for recruits. That extends to Nebraska's look in Bloomington.

Older generations, however, have dubbed the look "surrender whites". Some of that sentiment comes from the 1992 game at Iowa State where No. 7 Nebraska was upset 19-10.

The Huskers are 7-14 since 1970 when wearing all-white uniforms. The last time NU wore the white uniform combo was against Buffalo in 2021, though that was an alternate uniform, and the last time they wore the all whites was in the 2016 Music City Bowl.

Only two coaches in Nebraska history has a winning record in the all whites. They are Bo Pelini (2-1) and Scott Frost (1-0). Tom Osborne (1-3), Bill Callahan (0-1), Barney Cotton (0-1), and Mike Riley (2-3) all had losing records in the non-red uniform combination.

Nebraska and Indiana are set for an 11 a.m. CDT kickoff. The game is televised on FOX. The Huskers Radio Network is providing radio coverage across the state.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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