Thanks to Jamie for the info. This is big stuff.

When the Panthers step onto Heinz Field against Notre Dame on Sept. 3, they’ll do so headed in a different direction.

Sometime before the annual Blue-Gold Game, Pittsburgh will unveil uniforms modified slightly to play off the program’s glory years of Johnny Majors and Jackie Sherrill. The color scheme that was introduced in 1997 and the “PITTSBURGH” lettering across the chest, above the numbers, will remain.

However, the disembodied Panther head that previously graced both sides of the gold helmets is out.

“PITT” is it again.

Sort of.

The “PITT” seen on the new helmets isn’t the script that appeared on helmets worn by Tony Dorsett and Dan Marino, but rather a more modernized version. Visualize the current “PITTSBURGH” lettering and chop off the “SBURGH.”

Lukas described the concept as “updating a classic” — not unlike what the Pirates pulled off when, in 2001, they switched to a sleeveless uniform modeled after those worn by the club in the 1960s.

“It makes sense,” Lucas said of teams playing off their past. “Pitt is selectively cherry-picking from a design that fans preferred.”

And, as Frank Rosato of Brookline proclaimed for all University of Pittsburgh alumni: “I’d rather see the ‘PITT’ script. But any ‘PITT’ is better than no ‘PITT’ at all… or that floating wolverine head.”

Yeah, it’s only a uniform — but it’s so much more.

Nothing on the Pitt site yet. Nothing about the colors — a very important factor. Still, it is good.

Steals a little thunder from one of my posts I have planned for the off-season regarding Pitt logos. You’ll have to trust me on this, when I finally get to it, it will be worth it.