The Iowa Hawkeyes are set to take on the Wisconsin Badgers Saturday in a military appreciation game, and the program unveiled some awesome custom helmets for the game Tuesday.
Iowa showed off the new helmets in a social media video. The helmets feature the colors of the American flag on their Hawkeye logo instead of their traditional yellow-and-black scheme.
🇺🇸🫡#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/e3m6Swx4Ig
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) November 9, 2022
Iowa also released a hype video for the helmets, with the caption, “For Those Who Served” on the tweet.
For Those Who Served.#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/gV689jpqGI
— Hawkeye Football (@HawkeyeFootball) November 9, 2022
Many Iowa fans took to social media following the announcement to voice their opinions on the military-themed helmets.
WHERE'S THE BRICK WALL THAT I'M READY TO RUN THROUGH?! https://t.co/4gwi61gS9F
— Ben Robison (@RobisonBen) November 9, 2022
Oh baby https://t.co/QJviemZugI
— Matt M. (@arndog77) November 9, 2022
Loving this yearly tradition https://t.co/7B4ZItrzKS
— Blake Walker (@Blake_Walker8) November 9, 2022
Time to blackout Kinnick on Saturday and beat Wisconsin! LFG Hawks! https://t.co/dwY2t7YoKI
— BjornHoefnagels (@AugustineRalap) November 9, 2022
I love this look. And I’d love to see the black pants with the road whites sometime. https://t.co/vF2SdpKd4Q
— Daniel Shaw (@dshaw1776) November 9, 2022
It certainly seems like these helmets are a resounding win for Iowa, with many excited to see their debut on Saturday.
Many have been extremely critical of Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz due to the team’s stagnant offense for much of the season.
However, they have dramatically turned things around in recent weeks, scoring 33 and 24 points in back-to-back games.
Both Wisconsin and Iowa are 3-3 in conference play thus far this season.
This game could help decide who wins the Big Ten West, with Illinois currently leading the division with a 4-2 conference record.
Iowa is currently listed as a 1.5-point underdog in the matchup according to Caesars Sportsbook, so it should make for an extremely tight game that should be extremely entertaining.