NC State will be debuting the “Black Howl” uniforms this Thursday night against Louisville. We first saw these back in June, the evergreen month of hope.

Now we’re starting to get some closer looks of the full ensemble. The uniform was also featured on ESPN.

The new adidas Black Howl jerseys are now available in Wolfpack Outfitters #BlackHowl #ncstatefootball #gopack pic.twitter.com/UtUDu3Jion — NC State Stores (@NCStateStores) August 25, 2017

Black or not, those Tuffy helmets better not go anywhere.

It’s especially cool to be featured on TV like this. Ultimately yes it’s just a uniform, but things like this can be seen by a lot of eyeballs (read: recruits), so doing something flashy to garner attention is a positive.

DD specifically mentioned this in his press conference this week, "from a recruiting standpoint it's always a hit. You know, any time we've had an alternative jersey, either announced or worn we've had a commitment almost that day or the next day. So, it does have an impact. I know it may not be something the [searching for the word] more traditional fans like, but it is a reality of today's recruiting a reality of today's youth." He also mentioned that the current players get excited about the change of pace as well.

There are probably traditionalists out there, but I think it's great to switch things up like this. Everyone thought Oregon was crazy a few years ago when they had so many alternates on their jerseys, but it got tons of attention, and now it's all over the place. Plus, we've seen Doeren's ability to connect with the young players, this is just one extra step in that direction.

State is now tying in the mascot more now than they have in a long long time, if not ever. The theme of wolf+full moon = thumbs up.

Seeing these under the lights on Thursday will surely look fantabulous.