It's safe to assume that Illinois, having already celebrated its Rededication Game in October against Michigan, the helmet choice ... turnaround of Illinois football over the past four seasons.

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.

Personally, I like them. 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 ...

The idea for LowDown Helmets was born in Italy—but not in the Dolomites, as you might expect. Instead, brother and sister Steve and Courtney Eaton were inspired by the chic Italians zipping around ...