Defense ahead of the offense early in ACC season
Defense seems to have the early edge in the Atlantic Coast Conference after the start of this pandemic-affected college football season. There are 11 ACC teams among the top 40 in defense nationally,...
View ArticleMiami has 3 games postponed by virus; A&M on pause for 2nd week
No. 12 Miami had its remaining three games rescheduled Monday because of COVID-19 cases in the program, forcing the Atlantic Coast Conference to shuffle a total of six games over the last month of the...
View ArticleVirginia Tech ending nation’s longest bowl streak at 27 years
Virginia Tech is ending the nation’s longest bowl streak at 27 years. Hokies coach Justin Fuente said the players decided to bypass the postseason, ending their pandemic-hit season at 5-6. “We had a...
View ArticleEley, McGowan join Georgia Tech as graduate transfers
ATLANTA — Linebacker Ayinde Eley and wide receiver Kyric McGowan have enrolled at Georgia Tech as graduate transfers. Eley came from Maryland and has two seasons of eligibility left. McGowan arrived...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech to host UNC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2021
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech will host North Carolina at Mercedes-Benz Stadium next season, the first of six consecutive years the school will play a game in Atlanta’s 75,000-seat NFL stadium. The school...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech delays spring practice
Georgia Tech has delayed the start of spring football practice because of positive COVID-19 tests. The Yellow Jackets were scheduled to hold their first practice on Tuesday. “We received word this...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s Collins hires former Florida assistant Turner
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins has hired former Florida assistant David Turner as assistant head coach for defense. Turner, who also will be the defensive run-game coordinator, was named to...
View ArticleACC, SEC reap benefits from transfers moving between leagues
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The plan wasn’t for Georgia Tech to lose top running back Jahmyr Gibbs as a transfer to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference. Yet the Atlantic Coast Conference school has found its...
View ArticleCollins must back up words with wins to keep job at Georgia Tech
ATLANTA — Geoff Collins has toned down the hokey slogans that were part of his blueprint to build a proud, new brand at Georgia Tech. He seems to realize there’s only one thing that really matters....
View ArticleGeorgia Tech fires AD Todd Stansbury, head coach Geoff Collins
ATLANTA — Geoff Collins is out as Georgia Tech’s head coach, fired in the midst of his fourth season after failing to make headway with a brash plan to turn the Yellow Jackets into a national...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech hires Alabama’s J Batt as new athletic director
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech hired Alabama administrator J Batt as its athletic director Friday, putting him in charge of the search for a new football coach. Batt replaces Todd Stansbury, who was fired...
View ArticleBrennan Armstrong just good enough in Virginia’s win over Georgia Tech
ATLANTA – Brennan Armstrong helped Virginia overcome a difficult start in the first quarter to account for 349 yards of total offense and help the Cavaliers snap a three-game skid with a 16-9 victory...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech preparing 2 backup QBs with Jeff Sims still injured
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech is preparing two backup quarterbacks to play at Florida State with Jeff Sims nursing a sprained foot. “He had an MRI, and everything checked out with it,” interim Yellow Jackets...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech erases 17-point deficit, beats No. 13 North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Zach Gibson threw for 174 yards and Georgia Tech scored 21 unanswered points for a 21-17 road win against No. 13 North Carolina on Saturday. Georgia Tech (5-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech’s Brent Key says 3 assistants will not return in 2023
ATLANTA — Newly named Georgia Tech coach Brent Key announced that three assistant coaches will not return next season. Key said offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Chip Long, wide receivers...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech coach Brent Key says 2 assistant coaches leaving program
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key is making a couple of more changes to his staff, announcing that a pair of defensive assistants are leaving the program. David Turner, an assistant head coach and...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech to face Florida State in 2024 opener in Dublin
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech and Florida State will open the 2024 season in Dublin, Ireland. The Aer Lingus College Football Classic matchup announced Wednesday will mark the second time that two Atlantic...
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