If South Alabama’s season-opener vs. Tulane might unofficially be described as the “Battle of Mardi Gras,” the Jaguars appear to have fired the first shot.

South Alabama unveiled its uniform combination late Thursday via a short video on social media — white pants, white jerseys and white helmets. But an added touch is an alternate logo that includes the standard Jaguar head between two halves of the Mardi Gras harlequin, with “Mobile 1703″ (the year of the city’s first Mardi Gras celebration) on a banner beneath.

But the “coup de gras” (so to speak) is on the back of the helmet, which reads “Home of Mardi Gras” on the bumper plate. Though New Orleans is more famous for Mardi Gras, Mobile actually began its celebration in 1703, some 150 years before New Orleans first did in 1857.

Here’s the video:

Head coach Kane Wommack said the Jaguars won’t wear the “Home of Mardi Gras” bumper plate decal on Saturday night, but will wear the Mardi Gras logos on the right side of their helmets. The Jaguars have become known for switching up their helmet logos during Wommack’s first two seasons in Mobile, with past examples featuring tributes to Mobile native Hank Aaron and the U.S.S. Alabama battleship and a different Mardi Gras logo.

Though some Tulane fans and New Orleanians on social media reacted in rather visceral fashion, Wommack said the Mardi Gras helmets are all in good fun.

“We’re very proud of our Mardi Gras here; they are, too,” Wommack said. “I think we’ve got the edge by 154 years. … We’re proud of being the birthplace of Mardi Gras, and we like to wear those things on our helmets from time-to-time.”

South Alabama wide receiver Devin Voisin is the player model in the video, and will wear No. 5 as the Jaguars’ team captain for Saturday’s game at Tulane. A different player wears No. 5 each game for the Jaguars in honor of former South Alabama running back Anthony Mostella, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2010.

Voisin said the video shoot took place in downtown Mobile on Tuesday night. He said players try not to focus too much on what logos and colors they are wearing from game-to-game, but do enjoy switching it up.

“We just put that on there to spice things up a little bit,” Voisin said. “… We do pay attention to it, just to match up our sleeves with our jersey or facemask or whatever. But we don’t really get into what logo we’re wearing on the helmet.”

South Alabama and Tulane kick off at 7 p.m. Saturday at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. The game will be televised by ESPNU.