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Click to enlarge February isn’t usually the time for college football uniform news items, but the Minnesota Gophers came up with a whopper yesterday, as they unveiled a new uni set that includes, as you can see above, an oar-themed helmet stripe and compass-themed helmet numbers. Those are references to . . . → Read More: Up Shit Creek: Gophers Unveil New Uni Set Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:’cN8IaatfSpFKOhDt0sn7YA’,sig:’U1z4c-op46Quf56w4n_tPlfdxkncZIiSXbkMih44Lnk=’,w:’594px’,h:’396px’,items:’914338768′,caption: false ,tld:’com’,is360: false })}); That was a pretty uni-uneventful Super Bowl, eh? The primary exception was when Pats tight end Rob Gronkowski caught a touchdown pass and emerged with a big blue splotch on the crown of his helmet. That was paint from the end zone, as he had taken a . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch, Super Bowl Edition Click to enlarge In 2017 I did two ESPN pieces on new football helmets — one on the Schutt F7 and another on Riddell’s Precision-Fit system. Until now, though, I haven’t written about the helmet that probably generated the most amount of buzz over the past year: the Vicis Zero1. . . . → Read More: Talking Helmets With Vicis CEO Dave Marver Click to enlarge Reader Jon Solomonson recently brought something interesting to my attention: Former NFL linebacker Mike Curtis, who was best known for his time with the Colts but also played for the Seahawks, used to wear his chinstrap on top of his helmet during practices or while standing on . . . → Read More: An Interesting NFL Chinstrap Habit |
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