The University of Hawai'i today showed off sketches of its new football uniforms, the first designed under a new contract with apparel company Under Armour.

"We wanted to add more green in the uniform and that went well with people around the community," UH football head coach Greg McMackin said. "So we'll have green sleeves for our home jerseys and green pants for our away ones. We'll also stick with the green helmets for both home and away games."

UH and Under Armour signed an eight-year apparel, footwear and marketing deal that will provide the school with more than $4.1 million in cash and trade, according to the UH athletic department.

Other highlights of the new uniforms, according to UH are:

• Use of the UH green in the home and away uniforms;

• A tapa design on on the jersey shoulders and sleeves;

• Instead of "Warriors" above the numbers, "Hawai'i" is being used. The text size is larger for great visibility;

• The "H" is featured on the pants and above the player's name on the back of the jersey;

• Distinctive UH tapa numbers;

• Only UH's green helmet will be worn for home and away games;

• The silver road uniform will not be continued.

To see full-size drawings of the uniforms, go to Stephen Tsai's Warrior Beat blog by clicking the link below:

http://blogs.honoluluadvertiser.com/warriorbeat.php/2008/03/05/please_chat_with_carl_clapp