According to Taylor Swift, I have “emotional intelligence” since I was some of the few men that attended her Eras tour concert this past weekend in Seattle. Whatever that means.
But I will wear that with pride and find a match between Taylor Swift’s Eras with eras of Illinois football jerseys.
Much like how Taylor’s albums have a different voice and artistic value, each of Illinois’ last nine jersey styles echoed the artistic vision of the coach and left a mark on each of their eras.
In chronological order of album release, here we go:
I am going to preface this, while I write for and Illinois fan site, I didn't really follow Illinois until I matriculated in 2012.