The blue jersey featured the Jayhawk logo prominently on the front with a crimson-and-yellow quilt-inspired design on the side. KU Athletics shared further details of the inspiration for the ...

And yes, that means the dark blue jerseys used by the football team since 2002 will hit the mothballs in favor of a lighter, brighter shade of blue that matches jerseys of other KU sports teams.

But the idea was had that it should wait another season for KU ... jersey retired. In total, it was a little over 11 years in between the time he played his final game in the crimson and blue ...