Throwback jerseys in college ... in a small town in southwest Nebraska. Illinois's jerseys will have a blue base for the tops. These are donned with brown stripes that connect with the all-brown ...

CHAMPAIGN - Illinois ... the helmets by adding a clear coat to create a matte finish. Each of the leather-brown helmets – which are a slightly different shade from the tan color of the jersey ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini are breaking out their 1920s jerseys for Saturday's showdown with Michigan. Illinois showed off its threads, including custom leather helmets, for the upcoming game ...

The game, which kicked off in at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday afternoon, was "100 years in the making" as the Fighting Illini debuted throwback helmets that matched Illinois' famous game ...

Receiving the award was none other than Illinois' iconic Red Grange-themed throwback uniforms. Topped by the 1920s-style leather helmets ... and augmented by jerseys whose bottom-half vertical ...

(KSNB) - One-hundred years ago, the legendary “Galloping Ghost” Red Grange scored five touchdowns in the new Illinois Memorial ... the Villarreal’s throwback helmet for the Illini was ...

Celebrate bygone but beloved eras of Illinois football and the upcoming 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium while also making the program some extra dough. (The game-worn throwback helmets are ...

The Arched Illini helmet fits the name, with curved blue letters displaying “Illini” on the bright orange surface, a throwback to the ... school Red Grange period of Illinois football. This helmet is ...

Before the game, let's explain Illinois' throwback jerseys and revisit Grange's big game. Grange's big game came in 1924. Back then, football players wore helmets made out of leather without ...