When the Wildcats take the field against Ball State Saturday at 7:00, they’ll be wearing their black matte helmets for the first time this year.

Tomorrow’s #B1GCats night game uniform features the black matte helmet! pic.twitter.com/hToEcYG2nq

— #B1GCats (@NU_Sports) September 25, 2015

Along with the helmets, Northwestern will wear purple jerseys with white lettering and black pants.