Illinois will wear a special helmet design during Saturday’s Military Appreciation Game against Minnesota that honors the former football players, students and alumni who lost their lives in WWI, WWII or the Vietnam War.
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Illinois To Celebrate Memorial Stadium’s 100th Anniversary With Throwback Helmets
Illinois will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium by wearing three different throwback helmets during select games this fall.
Illinois Fighting Illini To Unveil New Football Uniforms Ahead Of 2023 Season
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema recently told reporters the Fighting Illini will be getting new uniforms in 2023.
Illinois Students Vote In Favor Of Belted Kingfisher Mascot
Students at the University of Illinois last week voted in favor of adopting the Belted Kingfisher, an orange and blue bird native to the state, as the school’s mascot. The idea originated with senior physics and astronomy student Spencer Hulsey, who recalled seeing the birds near the pond at her
Are the Fighting Illini Looking at New Uniforms?
Rumors on the internet are like grains of sand on a beach, but when they have to do with sports uniforms, we track them down. There has been substantial buzz about the Illinois football team potentially having new uniforms in 2012 or possibly the year after.