Auburn Football to Wear New Under Armour Template

The other sides of the sleeve area is formed by the vertical seams that run from the bottom of the jersey up along the sleeve cuffs and into the diagonal chest seams. This new build creates a unique layout for the shoulder caps, making them more rectangular than circular. This seemingly allows for larger stripes as you can see in the Auburn photos.

Let’s go back to the top. The collar is considerably larger than the previous style, more in line with a standard collar shape. Where the front of the collar connects to the chest of the jersey is much thicker than necessary – and the bottom half of which is a mesh fabric to assist with breathability. The thicker collar allows for a team logo, as we’ve seen with Maryland and Wisconsin, or the Under Armour logo as Notre Dame is utilizing. Auburn will be leaving this area blank and retaining the Copperplate wordmark underneath, above the number.

The new template also introduces a new twist on the sleeve cuffs. Traditionally, these have been a thin elastic area to ensure the shoulders stay tight to the pads. They’ve previously been on continuous pieces around the entire opening. Now, the top portion retains the elastic design while the bottom portion extends further downward, seemingly to keep this portion tighter on the player’s body. The entire cuff is more square, much like the shoulder/sleeve area.

The rest of the jersey also features a few new design elements. Just below the player number, the seam is more V-shaped rather than the sharp, upside-down U-shape on the previous template. This area connects to the vertical seam on the sides. The matching area on the back loops back to the top of the jersey as it appears there is only one vertical seam on the sides.

The nameplate area looks to remain unchanged, however, the back portion of the sleeve area now wraps upward to connect to the collar. This removes the need for the single vertical seam above the nameplate on the old template.

The numbers are always a topic when it comes to Under Armour uniforms. While it’s difficult to say if the new jerseys have larger numbers, they are slightly different than previous jerseys. A source indicates that they have a new “sheen” to them. The rest of us will have to wait until gameday to know exactly what that means and how they look in action.

The GridArmour texture that makes the jersey more wear-resistant and “ungrabbable” has previously covered most of the jersey. Now, the pattern has been removed from the shoulder caps and doesn’t overlay the stripes.

One of the more unique tweaks comes with the logos. The Under Armour logo on the jersey and the pants, and the AU logo on the hip of the pants, are no longer embroidered. They are rendered in a new rubbery material. It’s similar to the logos used on the Under Armour polos for a few years now. The change makes the logo pop a little extra, with a visible outline that catches light and, in turn, your eyes.

While I, admittedly, haven’t paid much attention to the pants seams in recent years, the britches sported with the new jerseys feature a much more simplified stitching pattern as what was originally introduced in 2015. For simplicity’s sake, I’ve carried those pants over each year on my mockups. Pants are rarely a focus point in photographs, so it’s more difficult to nail down the details.

Beginning with the 2021 season, it appears that Auburn players have had the option to wear traditional belted pants or modern elastic and drawstring pants. They’ve co-existed for some time, but apparently, the new pants remove the belts altogether.