Since 1896, the Bobcats have donned green and white on all of their jerseys, and since 2007, Russell Athletic has been the exclusive provider of those jerseys.
Ohio previously had its uniforms supplied by Adidas, but in 2007, former OU Athletics Director Kirby Hocutt signed an all-inclusive deal with Russell Athletic, which is based in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
In 2012, after five years with Russell, current Athletics Director Jim Schaus renewed the deal, signing “the largest, most significant apparel contract” in the school’s history.
“There is no peer in our conference,” he said in a 2012 press conference, "in terms of a merchandise apparel contract.