As Kahlil Lewis teased us on Monday, the Cincinnati Bearcats are breaking out new red helmets against South Florida this Friday night. The players appeared to take great pride in giving them a test drive during yesterday’s practice.
As you can see from the photo above, they look slightly different from the ones they wore last season against SMU. During their final year partnered with Adidas, who worked with Riddell on those domes, they appeared to have a pinkish tint to them. They weren’t the rich red like the Bearcats have this year. I’m not sure what to make of that but this season’s version appears to be a red truer to UC’s school colors.