September 22, 2023

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Georgia Tech Opens As A Touchdown Underdog

vs 3-0 Wake Forest

Georgia Tech battled back last night in Oxford, but the Yellow Jackets could not stop the Ole Miss offense in the second half who pulled away to win 48-23.

The offense was solid and could have been better if they had converted some early red zone opportunities. Again, The big issue was the defense, which allowed nearly 600 yards of offense.

While Ole Miss would win by 25 points, Georgia Tech had it within a touchdown in the 4th quarter and the game was closer than the final score made it seem.

The Yellow Jackets have been an underdog in two of the three games they have played and that is not going to change this upcoming Saturday. Georgia Tech is hitting the road again and will travel to Wake Forest on Saturday and they will do so as eight-point underdogs.

The Demon Deacons are 3-0 after defeating Old Dominion on Saturday, but they are fortunate to still be without a loss. ODU led the game by double-digits at one point in the game, but Wake Forest was able to mount the comeback.

The Demon Deacons also have wins over Elon and Vanderbilt. This is going to be the toughest test this season for Wake Forest.

The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and can be seen as the first broadcast under a new agreement between the ACC and the CW network. That's Peachtree TV in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech's HC Brent Key's Press Conference

Wake Forest Preview

Georgia Tech heads to Wake Forest on Saturday to take on the 3-0 Demon Deacons. Head Coach Brent Key talked about the challenge his team faces in Winston-Salem, NC.

"They're a good all around team....coaches who have been there awhile.

"They understand who they are. That's what shows up on tape. They're a program to admire what they've done there and how he (Head Coach Dave Dawson) has built it.

"They play sound situational football. They don't beat themselves.

"You look at their defense...on third downs, red area, negative plays, sacks. Really, all of those things that matter...they do a heck of a job in."

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Wake Forest Head Coach Dave Clawson Press Conference Previewing Georgia Tech

“Georgia Tech is a very improved football team with a difficult schedule. They are 1-2, but have lost to an undefeated Louisville team. If they don’t fumble the ball at the 16-yard line going in with four minutes left in the fourth quarter, that’s probably a winnable game for them.

"Then the Ole Miss game, that score is deceptive. It was a one-score game in the fourth quarter. They had a chance to win it. Their new head coach, (Brent) Key, has done a really good job of assembling talent.

“If you look at who in our league has used the portal the most, it’s probably first Louisville and then Georgia Tech. They took 16 players in the portal last year, then took a bunch the year before. The amount of players on their team who started their careers at Georgia, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Michigan or Texas A&M — they have some high-level players.

"On offense it shows, because they’re averaging more than 35 points and 500 yards a game. Haynes King, the quarterback from Texas A&M, is playing at a very high level. He has good arm strength, and is really athletic and fast. Every time he throws the ball you have to defend the actual play, and if you’re not in the right rush lanes, he can take off for 40 yards. He’s athletic, fast and has a live arm.

“Their offensive line is big and physical. They have excellent skill. They have three-to-four running backs and six-to-seven receivers. They have goot slots, outside receivers and tight ends."

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The Full Press Conference

ACC Football Power Rankings

Three full weeks of college football are now in the books, and it was another largely successful one for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In what was our last chance to see teams before conference play really ramps up, the ACC went 8-4 against non-conference opponents in week three, bumping the league's overall record to 26-10.

While most of the competition this week came from vastly outgunned opponents, you can't argue with the results.

1. Florida State Seminoles

Record: 3-0, 1-0 ACC

Last Week's Ranking: No. 1

Week 2 Result: W, 31-29 at Boston College

2. North Carolina Tar Heels

Record: 3-0, 0-0 ACC

Last Week's Ranking: No. 2

Week 2 Result: W, 31-13 vs. Minnesota

3. Duke Blue Devils

Record: 3-0, 1-0 ACC

Last Week's Ranking: No. 3

Week 2 Result: W, 38-14 vs. Northwestern

4. Clemson Tigers

Record: 2-1, 0-1 ACC

Last Week's Ranking: No. 4

Week 2 Result: W, 48-14 vs. Florida Atlantic

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Former Yellow Jackets

In The NFL

Week 2 wrapped up in the National Football League, Georgia Tech’s #ProJackets had another great week, producing on both sides of the ball and making noise around the league.

Pressley Harvin III went off this week, crushing seven punts for 320 total yards and placing four inside the 20-yard line. Harvin averaged 45.7 yards on each punt, along with setting his season high at 61 yards in the Steelers’ 26-22 win over the Browns on Monday Night Football.

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Christo Lamprecht Ascends To No. 1 in WAGR

On the heels of his second collegiate victory last weekend, Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht has risen to the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking published Wednesday. He is the second Yellow Jacket to ascend to the No. 1 position and first since Ollie Schniederjans won the Mark H McCormack Medal in 2015.

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Jackets Travel to Face Off with Wake Forest

Saturday, Sept. 23,

6:30 p.m. ET

Winston-Salem, NC Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 ACC) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-0, 0-0 ACC)

TV: CW (In Atlanta, Peachtree TV)

Play-by-Play: Tom Werme,

Analyst: James Bates,

Sideline Reporter: Treavor Scales

Mobile App: ESPN

Online: WatchESPN.com

RADIO:  XTRA 106.3 FM / 1230 AM.

Play-by-Play,

Andy Demetra; Analyst, Joe Hamilton;

Sideline Reporter, Chris Mooneyham

Mobile Apps: GT Yellow Jackets,

XTRA 106.3 FM / 1230 AM, SiriusXM, TuneIn

Online: RamblinWreck.com, 680TheFan.com

Satellite: SiriusXM 382

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Wake Forest Game Notes: Click Here

ACC Weekly Report: Click Here

Georgia Tech resumes Atlantic Coast Conference play and an ACC rivalry this week, as the Yellow Jackets make their first trip to conference foe Wake Forest in 13 years on Saturday.

• With the introduction of the ACC’s new 3-5-5 scheduling format, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest are now scheduled to meet annually, as Wake is one of the Yellow Jackets’ three designated annual opponents (which also include Clemson and Louisville).

• Tech has won three-straight over Wake Forest, dating back to a 9-6 loss to the Demon Deacons in the 2006 ACC Championship Game. The Yellow Jackets have won the last five regular-season matchups, with Wake’s last win coming in 2002, and hold a commanding 23-8 edge in the all-time series.

• The Yellow Jackets will bring one of the nation’s top offenses to Winston-Salem, as they rank in the top 30 nationally total (14th – 513.3 ypg), passing (20th – 310.0 ypg) and rushing (28th – 203.3 ypg) offense this season.

• QB Haynes King continues to lead the Jackets’ high-powered offense, as he ranks among the nation’s leaders in touchdown passes (eighth – 9), passing yards (ninth – 303.3 ypg), total offense (10th – 335.0 ypg) and points responsible for (11th – 20.0 ppg).

• Wake Forest junior defensive lineman Jasheen Davis and senior linebacker Jacob Roberts were named the Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Week after their standout performances on Saturday in the win at Old Dominion.

This marks the second-consecutive week that multiple Demon Deacons have been named ACC players of the week after sophomore running back Demond Claiborne and redshirt-sophomore kicker Matthew Dennis garnered honors last week

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Yellow Jackets’ Sept. 30 Home Game vs. BG to

Kick Off at 3:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech football’s Sept. 30 home game versus Bowling Green will kick off at 3:30 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field and be televised nationally on ACC Network, the Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners announced on Monday.

As announced last week, Helluva Block Party Driven by Hyundai will feature a pregame concert by multi-platinum country songwriter and artist Chris Janson. The concert will begin immediately following Yellow Jacket Alley (the team’s arrival at Bobby Dodd Stadium), which occurs at 1 p.m.

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How To Watch Georgia Tech - Wake Forest Football

on The CW

Saturday’s Georgia Tech football game at Wake Forest (6:30 p.m.) will be televised across the nation on The CW. The CW is available in 98% of television households in the United States, including over-the-air coverage in all of the nation’s top 100 television markets. To find The CW in your area, enter your zip code at https://www.cwtv.com/thecw/stations/.

In the Atlanta market, The CW is now available on Peachtree TV (Ch. 17). The CW is currently available on all major cable, digital, satellite and streaming services in the Atlanta market except YouTube TV and Hulu.

For YouTube TV customers in the Atlanta Market, while The CW is not yet available on YouTube TV in the Atlanta market, Saturday’s game will be streamed on YouTube TV. To access the broadcast, simply use the search function to search “Georgia Tech.”

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No. 13 Yellow Jackets Volleyball Takes Care of Tigers -

Hosts NC State Sunday

No. 13 Georgia Tech volleyball (10-1, 1-0 ACC) came out on top in its ACC opener against Clemson (9-4, 0-1 ACC), earning a 3-1 win (29-31, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16) on the road on Wednesday night in Jervey Gym. After dropping the first set in extra points, the Yellow Jackets caught fire en route to a 31-point advantage through the rest of the match as they outscored the Tigers 75-44 the rest of the way with a pair of double-digit victories in the second and third sets.

Senior outside hitter Tamara Otene led the Jackets with arguably her best match since arriving on The Flats, piling up a season-high 22 kills at a .300 clip with 15 digs, a block and an ace for her sixth double double this season. Joining Otene with a well-rounded performance of her own was junior outside hitter Bianca Bertolino with 12 kills, a season-high 17 digs, four aces and a pair of blocks (one solo, one assisted).

Georgia Tech will return home for its second conference match, hosting NC State Sunday at 1 p.m. in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The match will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.



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Women’s Basketball Season Tickets On Sale Now

Season tickets for the 2023-24 Georgia Tech women’s basketball season are now on sale. Season ticket members are guaranteed the best seating locations for Georgia Tech’s exciting home schedule that features 16 games in McCamish Pavilion this season.

The upcoming season, the fifth under head coach Nell Fortner, officially tips-off on Nov. 6 against Coastal Carolina. Highlighting Tech’s home non-conference schedule is the inaugural ACC/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge matchup against Florida on Nov. 29.

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Women’s Tennis Opens College Ranked Spotlight 

Action got underway at the College Ranked Spotlight, hosted by NC State, on Thursday night with two sessions of doubles play. The Yellow Jackets debuted two doubles teams in the tournament.

The format of doubles was a standard set match with the first two sessions of doubles marking the only matches scheduled to be played on the campus of NC State. Action shifts to the Cary Tennis Park beginning with singles on Friday.

Playing together competitively for the first time, Carol Lee and Kylie Bilchev rebounded in their second match, facing Duke’s Karolina Berankova and Elle Christensen. The Jackets grabbed the victory, 6-3, to split matches on the opening day. The pair fell in their first match, 6-2, to Texas’ No. 54 Nicole Rivkin and Taya Pachkaleva.

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Swim-Dive Opens Season with Back-to Back Meets

Georgia Tech swimming and diving will open the 2023-24 season with an Intrasquad Scrimmage on Friday, Sept.22 followed by the Swim Across America event on Saturday, Sept. 23. 

Before hosting their first opponent in October, The Yellow Jackets will have a White vs. Gold matchup. The White vs Gold Intrasquad Scrimmage will take place at the McAuley Aquatic Center with events beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Then on Saturday, Georgia Tech will participate in the Swim Across America event for the fifth- consecutive year, which was established in 2013 to raise awareness and funds for the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The 3-mile swim will begin at 7 a.m. at Lake Lanier. 

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