Opposite to the preliminary plan, the Indiana Hoosiers gained’t put on uniforms by Concern Of God Athletics and adidas this season.
The ladies’s basketball workforce deliberate to debut new alternate FOG jerseys towards Ohio State on Thursday, only a day after they have been unveiled on Instagram, however then reverted again to their regular kits earlier than tip-off.
In a now-deleted submit on X, scholar journalist @ian_plaskoff broke information that the choice stemmed from the adidas/FOG affiliation with Kanye West, who after all made headlines as a consequence of a latest barrage of unsettling social posts.
The official assertion from Indiana Athletics neither confirms nor denies this. Per the Indiana Daily Student, a spokesperson for the athletic division states: “Indiana males’s and ladies’s basketball applications won’t be carrying the Concern of God uniform design in any upcoming video games. IU will proceed to proudly put on adidas attire, together with our conventional basketball uniforms.” The identical spokesperson allegedly declined to supply a purpose for the hasty change.
Indiana College beforehand wore alternate FOG jerseys final season, nevertheless it now appears that the way forward for the partnership is in jeopardy. On the time of this writing, FOG Athletics plans to launch an “Indiana” colorway of the II Basketball efficiency mannequin in March. Whether or not that sneaker makes it to market or not shall be telling.
