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Throwback jerseys in college football can be hit-and-miss ... The University of Illinois announced that it would wear throwback jerseys this season against Michigan. The uniforms selected would ...
Nearly five months on from Illinois football’s 100-year anniversary celebration – which included a 21-7 win over Michigan and tributes to the program, to its legends of the past and to ...
Here's what you need to know about Grange and the Illinois football throwback ... To complete the throwback uniforms, they will be paired with blue socks. “The jerseys are pretty simplistic ...
CHAMPAIGN - Illinois will rewind ... with the hand-painted helmets, jerseys and pants all designed to mirror the attire worn by Grange and the Fighting Illini football teams that represented ...
Illinois will wear ... showcasing helmets, jerseys and pants patterned after what Grange wore a century ago. "So iconic as far as the history of football." “The program has done some throwbacks ...
The halfway mark of the 16-week college football ... game, Illinois will honor the historic performance in Saturday's Memorial Stadium rededication game by sporting a throwback uniform that ...
This Illinois ... will sport throwback uniforms for the matchup, which are meant to resemble the past uniforms the team worn in 1924. That 1924 roster included Red Grange, a Pro Football and ...
The idea: 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 ...
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 ...
One hundred years later, in the Memorial Stadium rededication game, Illinois will honor the historic performance in Saturday's Memorial Stadium rededication game by sporting a throwback uniform ...