New Illinois GRAY GHOST Uniform Honors Red Grange

When the Illinois football team takes the field October 25 for its homecoming game, it will do so in a new look inspired by one of its most famous alumni, the “Galloping Ghost,” Harold “Red” Grange. Nike Free 5.0 The game will takes place 90 years and a week after another Illinois homecoming that doubled as one of Grange’s greatest games. Unfamiliar with that particular clash? Allow the Illinois athletic department to explain:

Grange is widely known as the greatest college football player of all time. The uniforms honor the 90th anniversary of his historic Homecoming performance against Michigan in the Memorial Stadium dedication game on Oct. 18, 1924. Cheap Nike Lunarglide 5 In that game, Grange scored four touchdowns and racked up 262 total yards in the first 12 minutes, then ran for a fifth touchdown and threw for a sixth later in the game to help Illinois hand the Wolverines their first loss in two years, 39-14.

Grange was alternately referred to as the Galloping Ghost and the Gray Ghost, and the new Illinois Gray Ghost uniform of course takes inspiration from those monikers. Nike Football’s design team kept the elusive, Air Max Tailwind+ 5 New Zealand ethereal idea of a ghost in mind when creating the gray set, with subtle details that aren’t immediately apparent. A victory bad at the next is tonal, only visible up close, and the helmet employs chrome decals that seems to shift color; to shimmer.

The new uniform will get its on-field debut October 25 against Minnesota, and replica jerseys go on sale today. Check out plenty of detailed shots below, along with the poetic passage by legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice that coined the phrase “Gray Ghost.” Rice penned the words after watching Grange’s performance against Michigan.

A streak of fire, a breath of flame
Eluding all who reach and clutch;
A gray ghost thrown into the game
That rival hands may never touch;
A rubber bounding, blasting soul
Whose destination is the goal.
Red Grange of Illinois!
-Grantland Rice, 1924

Pendleton by NIKEiD Collection hitting soon

Fully customizable Pendleton Wool is coming back to Nike, and it’s better than ever.

Once again bringing together two companies that are synonymous with the Pacific Northwest — Nike Free 5.0 whose styles are ingrained as a part of the region’s fashion and culture — the Pendleton by NIKEiD collection will again offer Pendleton Woolen Mills textiles on several iconic Swoosh shoes — the Air Force 1 AC and Lunar Force 1 Sneakerboot; Roshe Run Low and Mid; Air Max 1 lowtop and Sneakerboot; Zoom Stefan Janoski Low and Mid.

Those shoes can boast the legendary craft and personal detailing of Pendleton wool in several different varieties — Cheap Nike Lunarglide 5 three tartan patterns, one plaid and four solid-color wools — to go along with ten leathers and myriad accent colors.

As usual, nothing with Pendleton is an accident; it’s all steeped in premium stlying and cultural resonance. The Black Watch Tartan (blue/green) is inspired by the pattern worn by the Scottish 42nd Regiment in the 1700s, for example, just as the MacRae Dress (grey/red) and Robertson (red/blue/green) Tartans are based on traditional Scottish clan patterns.

The Pendleton by NIKEiD collection will be available on October 6 on the Air Force 1 AC, Roshe Run Low and Mid, and Janoski Low and Mid, before rolling out to the other three silhouettes on November 3.

Jordan Future HYPER JADE avaiables now

Jordan Brand’s increasingly ubiquitous Future undergoes its first transformation this week. Nike Free 5.0 The Jordan Future Hyper Jade release date is set for tomorrow, June 16, the first edition of the shoe to release sans the woven upper.

Instead, the Air Jordan 11-inspired lifestyle model sports a soft, pliable, Cheap Nike Lunarglide 5 ridged mesh throughout the familiar silhouette, cloaked in a pale turquoise pattern that fits perfectly with the colorful summer days ahead. The accents and midsole don matching coloring as well, while the outsole sports an icy translucent blue, perfectly rounding out the soft, tonal palette.

Grab a pair at retailers tomorrow, but note the divergent times of online accounts. Air Max Tailwind+ 5 New Zealand Nike.com will carry the shoe at 11am EDT, while Eastbay.com will launch its stock at 8am EDT. Here’s the Eastbay purchase link.

Air Jordan Future
Hyper Jade/Hyper Jade-Clear
Style #: 656503-315
16 July 2014
$150