On New Year’s Eve, when Illinois takes the field in sunny Orlando, Florida, to face South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl (2 p.m. CT, on ESPN), it will be a day of firsts for Illini football.

For the Cheez-it Citrus Bowl, we will wear the Illinois script for the first time in program ... was met with positive reactions from the college football community, particularly those who follow ...

The truth is that there's not a whole lot Illinois can do with its helmet considering their logo is a block I, but this is certainly better than the word Illini on the side in that slanted script.