College Colors Day casts spotlight on СAPPСAPPs Wear Red campaign

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Louisiana RaginСAPP Cajun fans donСAPPt have to wait until football season kicks off to display СAPP spirit.

TheyСAPPll get their chance a day early during College Colors Day on Friday, Aug. 31.

The annual event is celebrated by many of the nationСAPPs colleges and universities to drum up excitement. Supporters are urged to wear school colors and apparel. This yearСAPPs theme is СAPPUnleash Your Colors.СAPP

Leslie Saloom, UL LafayetteСAPPs associate director of Trademark Licensing, said College Colors Day also provides a reminder to participate in the СAPPСAPPs Wear Red campaign.

СAPP supporters, students, faculty and staff members are encouraged to wear RaginСAPP Cajuns apparel and dress in vermilion and white throughout the year.

СAPPCollege Colors Day happens once a year. But the Wear Red Campaign celebrates RaginСAPP Cajuns pride year round. It is also a tradition to wear red every Friday СAPP on campus, in the community and among fans who live elsewhere,СAPP Saloom said.

Displays of school spirit will continue at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1, at Cajun Field. The RaginСAPP Cajuns will square off against the Grambling State СAPP Tigers in the Herbert Heymann Football Classic.

The game will mark Billy NapierСAPPs debut as head coach.

College Colors Day is sponsored by IMG College Licensing, which represents trademark licensing programs at more than 150 colleges and universities, including UL Lafayette.

As part of College Colors Day, fans can vie for gear by sharing photos on social media using the #CollegeColorsDay hashtag.

By visiting , they can also participate in contests that offer chances to win prizes, including an all-expenses paid trip to college footballСAPPs national championship game. It will be played Monday, Jan. 7, in Santa Clara, Calif.

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