Illinois unveils 'Gray Ghost' uniforms
First-year head coach Lovie Smith has struggled in his first season with Illniois, as the team currently sits at 2-5 overall.
Maybe new uniforms can inspire Smith’s Fighting Illini.
This Saturday, when the team takes on 5-2 Minnesota for its homecoming game, Illinois will be wearing its ‘Gray Ghost’ uniforms.
The new and improved Grey Ghost Unis pic.twitter.com/MLvMDdjlwX
— Illinois Football Equipment (@ILLequipment) October 26, 2016
Saturday will mark the debut of the navy blue Gray Ghost helmet. #Illini @ILLequipment @Uniformswag @BigTenNetwork @PhilHecken pic.twitter.com/zkqhnAlTtu
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 26, 2016
The boys are back in town! 🙌
It's #ILLINOIShomecoming for @IlliniFootball and @IlliniMBB opens in newly renovated @StateFarmCenter #Illini pic.twitter.com/bhSS1hCYnW— Illinois Athletics (@IlliniAthletics) October 26, 2016
Homecoming 2016 = Gray Ghost unis…with a twist. 🔷
🔥🔥🔥#Illini #ILLINOIShomecoming pic.twitter.com/hS5v6rgfFD
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 26, 2016
The ‘Gray Ghost’ uniforms look pretty slick, but almost seem like a gray version of Penn State’s uniforms. Regardless, the Fighting Illini need all the help they can get, and if an upset over the Golden Gophers and some cool new uniforms do the trick to catch the eyes of a new recruit or two, I’m all for it.
The Illinois-Minnesota game is set to start at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday at Illinois. The game will be televised on either BTN or BTN2.
