re: LSU and The Purple Jersey Story

The requirement for NCAA football uniform jerseys, per rules 1-4-4, 1-4-5, & 1-4-8, is that home teams wear dark jerseys and road teams wear white. The default color for LSU home jerseys is purple, this can be modified only if the athletic department gets express written permission from the visiting team to permit the white home jerseys, prior to the start of the season.