Sometimes, to go forward, you have to go back.

After a Week 4 loss on the road against the Kansas Jayhawks , the West Virginia Mountaineers are looking to notch their first Big 12 win of the season against the Utah Utes .

And West Virginia has an ace in the hole for that matchup with the Utes: new throwback uniforms.

Unveiled in May, the vintage look's inspiration dates back to 1965. Its distinguishing features include a twist on the school's usual color palette -- a muted "old gold" hue replaces the Mountaineers' traditional yellow, while light blue makes an appearance on the uniform's helmets.

The light blue color fills in an outline of the state of West Virginia, with "WVU" superimposed on the state's outline in an old-school, bolded font. The old gold elements are paired with

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