NDSU to wear green helmets for Harvest Bowl

green helmet 1.PNG — North Dakota State University will wear green helmets for its Harvest Bowl game. (Submitted Photo by NDSU Athletics)

By Jeff Kolpack

November 01, 2015 10:38 PM

FARGO - North Dakota State is not only taking the alternative gold jerseys out of the closet Saturday against Western Illinois, but the Bison are adding some spice to the wardrobe: green football helmets.

The program was to unveil the new look at head coach Chris Klieman's weekly press conference at noon Monday at the Fargodome. The helmet, with a green matte finish, will be part of the agricultural celebration of the annual Harvest Bowl.

NDSU Athletics offered an early preview of the helmets via Twitter on Monday morning.

NDSU has worn gold helmets since it started its long-standing football run of excellence in the 1960s. It will be the only game this season the team will wear the green helmets.

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By Jeff Kolpack

Jeff would like to dispel the notion he was around when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, but he is on his third decade of reporting with Forum Communications. The son of a reporter and an English teacher, and the brother of a reporter, Jeff has worked at the Jamestown Sun, Bismarck Tribune and since 1990 The Forum, where he's covered North Dakota State athletics since 1995.
Jeff has covered all nine of NDSU's Division I FCS national football titles and has written three books: "Horns Up," "North Dakota Tough" and "Covid Kids." He is the radio host of "The Golf Show with Jeff Kolpack" April through August.

NDSU to wear green helmets for Harvest Bowl

FARGO -- North Dakota State is not only taking the alternative gold jerseys out of the closet Saturday against Western Illinois, but the Bison are adding some spice to the wardrobe: green football helmets.