Illinois is wearing the season’s most convincing throwbacks against Minnesota, honoring school hero and sport legend Red Grange, a running back described in 1924 by sportswriter Grantland Rice as “a gray ghost.”
Illinois’ gray uniforms look like ‘Pleasantville’ football
You know, the movie with the gray stuff and the colorful stuff at the same time.
It’s a cool idea. And it’s pretty jarring to look at. You guys look like time travelers!
Here come the #Illini! #ILLINOISHomecoming #GrayGhost pic.twitter.com/ZnIbakFM3T
— Illinois Football (@IlliniFootball) October 25, 2014 Loving these @IlliniFootball grey ghost unis! pic.twitter.com/cxYqNfD5oc
— Allison Hayes (@AlliHayesSports) October 25, 2014 Illinois dressed up in their Gray Ghost uniforms today to honor Red Grange pic.twitter.com/YwkF9IxoRv
— Marcus R. Fuller (@GophersNow) October 25, 2014 Maybe it works! These earth-wandering wraiths from the great beyond are beating 6-1 Minnesota, 14-3.
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