The football team has made an update to their game day attire. The change consisted of the entire team wearing white button-downs, black slacks and matching Pius X ties.
“We want to treat Fridays like a business trip,” head football coach Michael Grindey said. “We dress business professional because game day is a day to take care of business.”
The new game day attire helped to unite the team as one made them stand out throughout the school day as they sported their matching ties.
“I think it makes us feel unity as a team,” senior Brody Otte said. “We feel united, so we feel like we’re all playing for the same reason.”
Attire brought the team together and set them apart. The goal of the new attire was that with the team being joined off the field they could band together as one on the field.
“Dressing like that helps our team chemistry in being proud of what we do,” junior Michael Barnes said. “That helps us play better together; playing better together means winning more games.”
In wearing their matching attire, the team was given the opportunity to stand out as a team off of the field, so they could later stand out as a team on the field.
The attire was worn to school on the Friday of the season home opener game.
The team took on Omaha Gross Catholic and won 14-7. This win was the first step to the team’s goal of the season.
“The goal is to have a winning season, make it to state, and just win games,” Otte said.
The team set themselves a goal of a winning season and being united in their game day attire was a stepping stone to that goal.
Published in the Oct. 13, 2026 issue of The Xchange.
