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September 8, 2023
In This Issue
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Campus Team Sports along with News
from the Atlantic Coast Conference
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Georgia Tech seeking complete-game effort vs. S.C. State
Quarterback Haynes King will look to build off a strong Georgia Tech debut when the Yellow Jackets host South Carolina State in Atlanta on Saturday.
After spending three seasons at Texas A&M, King looked poised with his new team last Friday, completing 19 of 32 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception, against Louisville.
His efforts weren't enough to overcome a 16-point fourth quarter from the Cardinals that tagged Georgia Tech (0-1) with a 39-34 loss.
Yellow Jackets coach Brent Key hopes his team can put together a more complete game on Saturday.
"We had a lot of new guys out there that played a lot of meaningful downs (Friday)," Key said. "We had some big plays made by some new guys out on the field. It was encouraging when those guys can go out and do that. But at the same time, we've got to be able to do it for the entirety of the football game."
Georgia Tech struggled to get the running game going during the second half against Louisville, but it should have no problem moving the ball on the ground against a Bulldogs team that has allowed an average of 179 rushing yards through its first two games.
South Carolina State (0-2) most recently allowed 220 rushing yards in a 24-3 setback to Charlotte last Saturday.
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Georgia Tech's
Brent Key's Press Conference South Carolina State Preview
"Really excited to get here and play in our stadium. Excited to play South Carolina State. Coach (Buddy) Pough is a legend in his conference, in his division. He's finishing up his 27th year at his alma mater, retiring after this season. We played them many years ago when I was at UCF and he gave us a dogfight. They are well prepared and play hard.
"The most improvement can be made between game one and game two. In order to do that, you've got to be able to self access and be critical of yourself individually and collectively as a unit.
"Offensively, they're going to run the football. They've got a couple of quarterbacks who can make plays with their feet. They'e got two freshmen quarterbacks, #20 (Kacy Fields) and #22 (Jawarn Howell). One of them (Howell) is a big strong back, gets north and south. The other is more compact...slip screen routes, flair out of the backfield.
On defense, they were 4th in the country in the FCSS last year on havoc plays, disruption. They've got two guys on the D-Line, #43 (Patrick Godbolt) and #34 (Jeblonski Green, Jr.) that can cause some issues. Schematically, they're penetrating up the field. They've got a linebacker, #11 (Aaron Smith), who's got a chance to be an All-Conference player for them.
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Yellow Jackets
In The NFL
The National Football League’s 2023 season gets underway this weekend, with plenty of Tech #ProJackets among the ranks of the 32 teams.
The Yellow Jackets sport eight former student-athletes on NFL teams’ active rosters, four former student-athletes on teams’ practice squads and three currently on the injured reserve list.
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For the second time in less than a year, former Georgia Tech football head coach Paul Johnson has been selected for a prestigious hall of fame induction, as the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday that Johnson is a member of its 2024 class. Johnson is one of eight Georgia sports legends that will be inducted to the GSHOF on Feb. 23-24, 2024 in Macon.
Utilizing his patented spread option offense, Johnson compiled a career record of 189-99 (.656) in 22 seasons as a head coach, including an 82-60 record in 11 seasons at Georgia Tech (2008-18).
from RamblinWreck.com
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Georgia Tech Hosts South Carolina State For Bobby Dodd Home Opener
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Sat., Sept. 9, 1:00 p.m.
Bobby Dodd Stadium
at Hyundai Field,
Atlanta
South Carolina State 0-2) at Georgia Tech
(0-1, 0-1 ACC)
TV: ACC Network Extra
Play-by-Play: Chuckie Kempf;
Analyst: Forrest Conoly
Mobile App: ESPN
Online: WatchESPN.com
RADIO: 680/93.7 The Fan. Play-by-Play,
Andy Demetra; Analyst, Joe Hamilton;
Sideline Reporter, Chris Mooneyham
Mobile Apps: GT Yellow Jackets,
680 The Fan, SiriusXM, TuneIn
Online: RamblinWreck.com, 680TheFan.com
Satellite: SiriusXM 111 or 204
Georgia Tech returns to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field for the first time in 2023 when it hosts South Carolina State on Saturday afternoon.
• The Yellow Jackets will open their 111th season at their venerable home stadium — the oldest on-campus football venue in NCAA Division I FBS.
• Georgia Tech is coming off a season-opening 39-34 loss to Louisville in last Friday’s Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Behind four second-quarter touchdowns, the Yellow Jackets raced out to a 28-13 halftime lead, but Louisville stormed back in the second half for the come-from-behind win.
• One of many bright spots for the Yellow Jackets in the season-opening defeat was the play of QB Haynes King. In his first game in the White and Gold after transferring to Georgia Tech from Texas A&M, King completed 19-of-32 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns. His 313 passing yards are tied for 23rd in Georgia Tech single-game history and are the most ever by a Jackets’ QB in his Tech debut (no other GT QB has ever thrown for 300 yards in his debut in the White and Gold).
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Updated ESPN FPI Predictions for the rest of Tech's football schedule |
Georgia Tech has started off the 2023 season 0-1 after a heartbreaking loss to Louisville last night. The Yellow Jackets looked improved in some areas, but a second-half collapse overshadowed some of those improvements. A win here would have given Georgia Tech's chances of a bowl game a big boost, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to finish the game.
Did Georgia Tech's performance vs Louisville affect how they are looked at in the remaining games? As it turns out, it actually did, at least according to ESPN's FPI.
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Pimentel & Mendes Land Weekly ACC Volleyball Honors |
Georgia Tech’s Paola Pimentel and Larissa Mendes earned Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.
Pimentel anchored the Yellow Jackets’ defense as 11th-ranked Georgia Tech took down No. 12 Ohio State in back-to-back 3-1 victories. The senior libero from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recorded 45 digs, averaging 5.63 per set. She registered 22 on Friday – one shy of her career high – before putting up 23 on Saturday – tying her career high. Pimentel now leads the league in digs per set at 5.13 and owns the third-highest tally for digs in a single match in the conference this season (23).
Pimentel’s performance pushed Georgia Tech to its 31st-ranked victory all-time as well as securing its third straight top-15 win for the first time in program history.
Larissa Mendes and Pitt’s Olivia Babcock shared Freshman of the Week laurels. Mendes also helped GT to staight wins over the Buckeyes, spearheading the Jacket attack with 30 kills, averaging 3.75 a set with a .286 clip over the weekend.
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No. 11 Georgia Tech Forges on to Florida A&M Invitational
No. 11 Georgia Tech volleyball (4-0) will close out its season-opening, three-week road stint at the Florida A&M Invitational this weekend, facing the likes of South Alabama (6-0), Stetson (4-2) and host Florida A&M in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Jackets begin the tournament against the Jaguars Friday at 3 p.m., then follow a matchup against the Hatters Saturday at 6 p.m. and wrap up competition with the hosting Rattlers Sunday at 2 p.m., all in the Al Lawson Center.
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Women's Tennis Announces Fall Slate |
The Georgia Tech women’s tennis team is readying for a fall tournament slate that features five events to help the Yellow Jackets prepare for the dual match spring slate.
Tech will open the fall slate with a return trip to the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic, Sept. 15-17 in Greenville, S.C. The Yellow Jackets will continue fall preparation the following weekend at the College Ranked Spotlight, Sept. 21-24, hosted by NC State.
Following two tournaments, select individuals will qualify for the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C., Sept. 30-Oct. 8.
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Georgia Tech women’s tennis placed four singles players and one doubles team in the ITA National Preseason Rankings announced on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets boast two in the nation’s top 30 in Carol Lee (No. 9) and Kylie Bilchev (No. 28).
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This Week's Georgia Tech
Campus Sports Composite Schedule
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Friday, September 8
VOLLEYBALL - vs South Alabama Jaguars (FAMU Tournament)
Al Lawson Center, Tallahassee, FL, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 9
FOOTBALL - vs South Carolina State Bulldogs. Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta
1:00 p.m. (ACCN+, ESPN+)
Saturday, September 9
(FAMU Tournament)
Al Lawson Center, Tallahassee, FL, 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 10
(FAMU Tournament)
Al Lawson Center, Tallahassee, FL, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, September 15
(Georgia Tech Classic)
McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA, 2:00 p.m.
Friday, September 15
MEN'S GOLF - Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, Round 1, Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, IL, TBA
Friday, September 15
@ Mountain Dew Invitational, Mark Bostick Golf Course, Gainesville, FL, 7:40 a.m.
Saturday, September 16
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/ Hollingsworth Field, Oxford, MS, 7:30 p.m.(SEC Network)
Saturday, September 16
(Georgia Tech Classic)
McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 16
MEN'S GOLF - Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, Round 2, Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, IL, TBA
Sunday, September 17
(Georgia Tech Classic)
McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, GA, 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 17
MEN'S GOLF - Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, Round 3, Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, IL, TBA
Composite Sports Schedule
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men’s & women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, women’s softball,
men’s and women’s swimming & diving,
men’s & women’s cross country and men’s & women’s track & field.
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