Maryland unveils ‘black ops’ helmets for Saturday’s game vs. Michigan

The Maryland Terrapins will wear hand-painted “Black Ops” helmets to go with their all-back alternate jerseys on Saturday when they take on Michigan.

The Maryland Terrapins will wear hand-painted “Black Ops” helmets to go with their all-black alternate jerseys Saturday when they take on Michigan, the team announced.

Maryland debuted the black alternate jerseys in 2012, but has only worn them a few times since.

The Big Ten opener kicks off at 8 p.m. and will be a “blackout” at Byrd Stadium, the Terrapins’ home field.

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Maryland’s assistant director of social media and branding tweeted out a picture of the helmets on Monday.

Our hand-painted Black Ops helmets for our #BlackoutByrd game Saturday! 🔥🔥 @Uniformswag pic.twitter.com/ZlkrCrHPFK

— Marty Summa Jr (@MartyMcFly34) September 29, 2015

In addition, the team released a video on Twitter.

- Kenny Ducey