It was only brief and it was subtle, but Sooner Nation immediately noticed and did not approve.
ESPN is in Norman this weekend for the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners' massive game against the No. 15 Michigan Wolverines in a rare meeting between two blue blood programs. College GameDay will have its show from the South Oval on OU's campus on Saturday morning, but the crew was already around Friday and filming different segments ahead of the game of the week.
During a segment from the College GameDay set, on which ESPN always puts two helmets from the competing teams, the traditional crimson OU helmet had a white stripe down the middle.