The problems have been on the field for the SMU football team, but they are hoping what is on their heads and backs will help the team return to "national prominence."

I'm reminded of what my middle school football coach, Coach Garcia, would always say, "look sharp, play sharp." Maybe this isn't what he meant.

View SMU's new uniforms. According to SMU, the team will return to white helmets and white pants and will have three jerseys to choose from: red, white and SMU blue.

The helmet will feature a red Mustang logo, trimmed in blue, blue and red stripes and a red facemask. SMU wore white helmets during the famed "Pony Express" era and continued using the helmets until the 2003 season when the Mustangs switched to a navy helmet, according to SMU.

Now for the tacky comment, maybe if they were paying the players like back in the Pony Express days, what they are wearing wouldn't matter.

The jerseys, will feature a Mustang logo at the base of the collar, shoulder stripes and "SMU" stitched above the white numerals. SMU will wear white pants with red and blue stripes for both home and away games.

"The fans have spoken and we have listened. Since I arrived at SMU, I have stated that I wanted to return the Mustang football program to national prominence," said SMU Director of Athletics Steve Orsini. "When people think of SMU, they think of white helmets with a red Mustang logo. When you have a rich tradition like we do here at SMU, it only makes sense to draw from that."

SMU will officially unveil the uniforms at the annual Football Kickoff Luncheon on August 20th at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

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