but this is certainly better than the word Illini on the side in that slanted script. What do you think of Illinois' new helmets? Photos courtesy of Mark Jones/Illinois Athletics ...

On New Year’s Eve, when Illinois takes the field in sunny Orlando, Florida, to face South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl (2 p.m. CT, on ESPN), it will be a day of firsts for Illini football.

It's safe to assume that Illinois, having already celebrated its Rededication Game in October against Michigan, the helmet choice could ... the 2024 season on New Year's Eve and send us into ...

However, we’ll certainly miss the honeycomb helmets. Lovie Smith’s Fighting Illini are going classic this fall. The Illinois football team unveiled the new Nike Vapor Untouchable uniforms ...

“Helmets have evolved from a tech perspective, but we hadn’t really seen the evolution from a look and feel perspective,” Steve says. “We couldn’t be more stoked to bring this classically cool new ...