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Posted on Thu, Nov 5, 2009 : 4:57 p.m.

Ohio State football team's special uniforms for Michigan game honor 1954 squad

By AnnArbor.com Staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State plans to play the annual Michigan game later this month in throwback uniforms paying tribute to a championship Buckeyes team from 55 years ago.

Gene Smith, Ohio State director of athletics, says the special duds are part of a test of a new Nike uniform product said to feature "cutting-edge fabrics and technology." They'll be worn only for the Nov. 21 game against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.

Smith says in a statement that the uniforms will salute the 1954 Buckeyes, who had a perfect season and won the Rose Bowl to take the national championship.

He says elements of the uniform are still in the works. Photos are to be unveiled Nov. 15 on the Web (at OhioStateBuckeyes.com), and that week an actual uniform will be displayed on campus.