Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, November 15, 2013
Illinois will wear a new helmet that honors the military Saturday vs. No. 3 Ohio State. The helmet looks a lot like the Illini's primary lid, only the logo features the state of Illinois instead of the usual "I." Even better, there are 10 stars, in the shape of an "I," inside the state logo to honor the 10 former Illinois player who have died in combat.
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How creative/awesome is that? Very cool. See the helmet below.
#Illini wearing special helmet logos to honor military tomorrow. 10 stars represent 10 IL players who died in combat. pic.twitter.com/bP4fd6pWxM
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) November 15, 2013
Here's a picture of the 10 players who died in combat.
The 10 former #Illini who are being honored by 10 stars on helmets for tomorrow's Honor Our Military game: pic.twitter.com/2KkffbKsYa
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) November 15, 2013
There's also this shot:
Lockers are prepped with tomorrow's helmets honoring 10 #Illini that died in combat. @ESPNCFB #fridayfocus #OSUatILL pic.twitter.com/kqAcH4SvtY
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) November 15, 2013
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