Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Under Armour Uniform Review
Georgia Tech officially revealed its new Under Armour football uniforms, and this is a pretty big change for the program. They had been with Adidas, but now they’ve moved over to Under Armour on a 10-year deal, so this is the beginning of a new uniform era for the Yellow Jackets. Overall, I think this set is better than what Adidas had been giving them, but there are still some things I would change.
Starting with the white uniform, I like it a lot. The white helmet has the gold GT logo, a gold stripe, and a white facemask. It’s clean, it’s classic, and it feels like Georgia Tech. The gold helmet is strong too. The gold shell, gold facemask, and white GT logo outlined in navy is probably the most traditional-looking helmet in the set, and I think that works.
The white jersey is probably the best piece of the whole release. I really like the number font. The numbers are gold with a metallic gold drop shadow and navy outline, and that detail pops really well against the white jersey. The shoulder stripes are gold and navy with a metallic gold accent, and while I’m not completely in love with the shape of the striping, I do appreciate that they actually gave the uniform some character.
The striping pattern is inspired by the Kessler Campanile, which is an 80-foot tower on Georgia Tech’s campus. I can see that inspiration more clearly on the pants stripe than I can on the shoulder stripe, but I still don’t mind the idea. At least they tried to connect the uniform to campus identity instead of just throwing random stripes on it.
The white pants are excellent. I love that they have a real stripe. I’ll never be a fan of plain football pants, so anytime a team gives me a good pants stripe, I’m going to appreciate it. The white pants with the gold stripe and navy accent look sharp. I’d give the white pants alone a 9 out of 10.
The gold jersey is where I start to struggle more. The basic idea is fine. It has the same general striping pattern with white, navy, and metallic gold, and the numbers are white with a metallic gold drop shadow outlined in navy. But the problem is the gold jersey itself. It doesn’t really look like a rich football gold to me. It has that flat, modern uniform finish, and when you put a metallic gold accent on top of a flatter gold base, the two don’t always work together.
That’s one thing I miss about older football uniforms. Back when manufacturers like Reebok used shinier materials, gold actually looked like gold. It had some sheen to it. These newer matte-style fabrics can make gold look dull or even a little tacky depending on the lighting. The metallic details pop, but they also make the base gold look weaker by comparison.
The gold pants are okay. They have a white stripe with a navy accent, and I like that they didn’t leave them plain. But they’re not anything special. They work, but they don’t wow me. I’d probably give the gold pants a 6 out of 10.
Now, the worst part of the set is the dark gray pants. I do not understand this choice. Georgia Tech uses white, gold, and navy as its main colors, and navy is already used throughout the uniform as an accent. So why not just make those pants navy? The dark gray pants look out of place. They don’t feel like Georgia Tech to me. They drag down the whole set. If I rated those pants by themselves, they’d be a 1 out of 10.
The good news is that the overall direction is better. Under Armour gave Georgia Tech a more complete identity than Adidas had, and I like that they leaned into white, gold, campus inspiration, and traditional GT elements. The white jersey is strong. The helmets are good. The pants striping is a plus. The number font works, especially on white.
But I still wish they had gone all-in with navy pants instead of dark gray, and I’d love to see a true navy jersey added to the rotation. That would make the set feel more complete.
Overall, I like where Under Armour went with this. It’s not perfect, but it’s an improvement.
Final rating: 8.1 out of 10.
The white uniform is really good, the gold has potential, but the dark gray pants are a major miss.
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