Illinois’ football team has used a lot of helmet designs over the years, but they’ll make history on Tuesday afternoon when they take the field against South Carolina. The Illini, who are ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini football team is debuting special helmets for its game at Wrigley Field against Northwestern on Saturday. The orange helmets depict ivy creeping up the sides and along ...

Fitted for something special. After rolling out six retro helmets for home games during the regular season, the Illini will close out 2024 with another style statement, entering their bowl game ...

To honor Red Grange's 6-touchdown game, the Illini have found a way to bring back the leather helmets. Illinois recently revealed some intricate hand painted helmets that are a throwback to the 1920's ...

The Illini will pay homage to the eras of Butkus, Juice Williams, Ron Zook, and others with their throwback helmet choices. With summer nearly upon us, the time for new uniform reveals and other ...

Bret Bielema and the Illinois football staff this week could be found in Orlando, Florida, busy on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, the Illini signed class of 2026 wide receiver Kenyon Alston to add ...

Make the "I" bigger to bring out the power of the Fighting Illini. If you live for and love ... Now if the program could match the helmet.

So much so that he tossed his helmet, thinking he'd likely cost Illinois a win due to his false start penalty. No matter that his heroics had largely carried the Illini to a chance just to have a ...

Take a look at the unique play below: Illinois football is wearing a script "Illinois" on orange helmets for the Citrus Bowl, the first time in program history the Illini will sport the look.