LSU announces uniforms for Homecoming game vs. Army

LSU football is preparing to face Army on Saturday night in Baton Rouge for its annual homecoming game. The Tigers are coming off of back-to-back wins and hoping to make it three in a row, and will come out in style as they aim to do so.

With a little more than an hour until kickoff, the LSU football Twitter account revealed a new uniform combo it will wear against the Black Knights. The color combo is white jerseys as well as white pants with purple numbers as well as yellow and purple stripes down the shoulder. The helmets are yellow with purple “LSU” lettering and a tiger logo on the side.

You can view the uniforms below.

Mike let us in to show off a new uniform combo pic.twitter.com/Z6jIjaTzhh

— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) October 21, 2023

The meeting between LSU will be just the second all-time and the first since 1931. Army won that contest 20-0 in West Point, and the Tigers will hope they can even the series with a win in this one. They enter as 32.5-point favorites, so should have no trouble doing so.

LSU defeated Auburn by a score of 48-18 as quarterback Jayden Daniels through for 325 yards and three touchdowns. Kickoff for LSU’s homecoming contest against Army is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.

Brian Kelly rules out two players vs. Army

LSU won’t be at full-strength for its matchup against Army this weekend. On Thursday, head coach Brian Kelly revealed offensive tackle Emery Jones and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo will be out for the contest, per The Bengal Tiger’s Matthew Brune.

Wingo’s injury is nothing new. The standout junior played limited snaps against Auburn due to injury issues. Meanwhile, Jones’ injury is fresh, occurring in LSU’s 48-18 win over Auburn on Saturday. Following the victory, the starting right tackle was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain.

While Kelly’s announcement is disappointing, it won’t come as a shock to LSU fans. On Monday, the 61-year-old head coach listed the two players as doubtful.

“We’ve got two guys that are doubtful for this weekend,” Kelly said. “That’s Emery Jones and Mekhi Wingo. They’ll be listed as doubtful. We’ll see how they progress throughout the week.”

While Jones and Wingo will be limited to the sideline, Kelly announced wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. will suit up for the Tigers’ showdown with Army. Hilton was the only LSU player unavailable in the Tigers’ win over Auburn. Hilton has been out since LSU’s loss to Ole Miss on Sept. 30.