The Fighting Illini Football team revealed their new state of the art football facility. The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center is a 107,650 square foot, $79.2 million facility and will be the new home for the football program. The new facility includes an expanded strength & conditioning and sports medicine space, coaches' offices, position meeting rooms, player development areas, locker rooms, and other areas for recruiting and prospect hosting.
"It's a little like Christmas Day. We got to witness genuine excitement for our players. We've been talking a lot about a new day in Illinois football and for me as a football coach, for our current players to have an opportunity to train in a facility as good as anyone's around and that's what we've given them. We're so appreciative.” - Head Coach Lovie Smith
The Oregon Ducks have released their 2019 uniforms, that will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership with Nike. The new 2019 "Nike Vapor Fusion" uniform are very similar to the Oregon Football 2.0 uniforms, that the Ducks wore in 2018 but with some small differences. The jerseys feature numbers that are perforated, along with an Oregon "O" moved to the right breastplate instead of the "Ducks" graphic on the 2018 uniforms. The number backplate has done away with the backing and the names will be directly on the back of the uniforms. The Ducks are sure to have a few tricks up their sleeve this season with an alternate uniform or two and we will be sure to let you know first.
For this upcoming season Eastern Michigan has unveiled its redesigned home and away uniforms. The team's new look will incorporate the school's traditional green colorway while continuing to use the diamond plate and reflective silver steel into the design. The jersey features a Diamond Plated E on the collar with reflective silver steel numbers. The sleeve stripe pattern will now incorporate reflective silver center stripe to coordinate with both helmet stripe and socks. The helmet was refined to feature a bolder helmet stripe along with the Diamond Plate E decals on both sides.
Nike has released the NFL edition of their Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36 kicks. Each of the kicks are decked out in your favorite team’s colors, with team logos on the tongues of each shoe and logos on the sides of the heel. On the insole of each shoe is the team’s name. The laces, laceloops and the Nike Swoosh all come in a contrasting shades of color to give extra pop to the design. Take a look at 22 of the 32 teams below.
Indiana Football unveiled its new Terry Tallen Indiana Football Complex that includes a new locker room and much more. The new facility is located just below the west stands at Memorial Stadium and is over 25,000 square feet. It includes a brand new Locker Room, team room, recruiting area, training room and coaches locker rooms for the Indiana players and staff.
The Bearcats have joined the ranks of revealing a CFB 150 Anniversary throwback uniform for the upcoming season. The retro uni is a nod to the late 1950s and 60s era. The bearcats will go with a plain white helmet with a thick red and black center stripe. The same stripe will be found on the red jersey’s shoulders in a black and white coloring. The final piece comes in with red pants giving the look a white/red/red look.
The Gamecocks will bring back the black retro jerseys this season as an alternate option. The old school black jerseys from the 1908’s will read Gamecocks across the chest with a mesh pattern number to go along with the old school look. The team has paired this jersey with their garnet helmet and white pants, giving them a great options for a retro look.
The Wisconsin Badgers will be wearing these special CFB 150 Anniversary uniforms this season. The team will turn back the clocks and bust out these retro uniforms that feature the old school UW logo on the sides of the helmet and across the jersey. The retro brown pants will feature the W within a circle logo that will also be on the player’s gloves when interlocked. We will see the Badgers wear these during their game on 9/28.
Northwestern has revealed their special CFB 150 Anniversary uniforms. The Wildcats will hit the field on September 28th in these throwback uniforms. The Purple helmets will have the classic NU on either side with a subtle white stripe down the center. The white jerseys will have the same classic NU in purple across the chest. While the purple pants will have that classic N on the left hip of each player. To go along with the retro uniforms are special gloves that feature an old school wildcat logo when the palms are placed together.
Notre Dame football has revealed their 2019 alternate uniform design. To commemorate the celebration of 150 years of college football, the team will wear a unique throwback uniform that references a key moment in the team’s history. The uniform is based on the classic design that was worn by the 1988 Fighting Irish National Championship team. We see the jersey feature the mesh inspired number pattern, helping deliver that old school feel.
“To celebrate college football’s 150th anniversary and to give nod to one of the greatest teams ever to take the field, this year’s heritage uniform honors Notre Dame’s undefeated 1988 season. With a perfect 12-0 mark and a National Championship, the 1988 Fighting Irish team epitomizes what every team strives for each season – perfection.” - Nick Billiris, Senior Design Director of Team Sports at Under Armour
