They're wearing throwback sets, evocative of some of the first uniforms worn by the university's team, capped off by helmets imitating the leather ... or spray paint, but these Illinois ones ...

Red Grange is an iconic personality and figure for Illinois football, doing his best work in a leather helmet. He is also ... throwback uniforms do a good job of bringing the past and present ...

Fans watching the Illinois-Michigan game Saturday may have noticed a vintage flair in the air. The game, which kicked off in at Memorial Stadium in Champaign Saturday afternoon, was "100 years in ...

Illinois is going to turn ... against the powerhouse program: The helmets will be individually hand painted and made to look like the old leather ones the Fighting Illini previously wore.

Advertisement If that call goes to voicemail and Villarreal forgets about it, he likely never leaves his municipal job working ... specialized field. Illinois’ leather helmets honoring legend ...

Illinois showed off its threads, including custom leather helmets, for the upcoming game between the Big Ten rivals that also serve as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of Red Grange's iconic ...

LITCHFIELD, IL -- Schutt Sports based in Litchfield Illinois said 36 players in ... Side amazing access to see how they make, paint and test helmets. The company is the latest subject of our ...