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Eight years ago, former Texas Longhorns standout Kevin Durant wore the KD 4 ‘Christmas’ against the Orlando Magic for a Christmas Day game.
As the decade comes to a close, the football team will wear a KD-branded cleat based on those shoes in the Alamo Bowl against the Utah Utes that Texas head coach Tom Herman collaborated with Nike to create.
The school revealed the cleats publicly on Wednesday as Herman revealed them to the team.
KD x Texas Football #ThisIsTexas #HookEm @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/aOJeVceQmf
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) December 17, 2019
RAW: KD Alamo Bowl cleat reveal. Paying homage to the KD 4 Christmas shoe worn by Kevin Durant on Christmas Day against the Orlando Magic in 2011.#ThisIsTexas #HookEm @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/3DKH84gU14
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) December 17, 2019
For a school that places a heavy emphasis on tradition when it comes to the football uniform, the cleats mark a sharp change — the Alamo Bowl will be the first time in program history that the Longhorns won’t wear black or white cleats.
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A closer look at a few of the @KDTrey5 cleats we will he wearing for the @valeroalamobowl. #ThisIsTexas #HookEm pic.twitter.com/qdIOpl8xSx
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) December 19, 2019