BATON ROUGE -- As LSU fans tailgated ahead of the final home game of the season, one tailgate crew was catching the attention of people walking to Tiger Stadium thanks to its collection of LSU memorabilia.

The memorabilia included LSU football helmets from the past, present, and even helmet concepts. The tailgate crew Helmet Head Tailgating, and its leader, Erick England, love collecting football helmets.

"It's gotten to a point where you start asking around in the right circles, and then they say 'Have you seen this one? It's a concept helmet. LSU's never worn a Matte Black.' I'm like yep, I like it," England said.

The crew has been tailgating for LSU games for around 20 years. England said he has only missed one LSU home game since 1996.

"And [I] have worn a helmet into every game in

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