Why behind the whites, and records watch

The No. 10 Yellow Jackets have worn white jerseys for every one of their home games since Paul Johnson was hired, but Wake Forest declined Tech’s request to be allowed to wear white for this weekend’s game. (NCAA rules say that the visiting team is supposed to wear white, unless it grants the home team permission to do so.) Deacons coach Jim Grobe said there were two reasons behind that decision: No. 1, Grobe said he prefers his team not wear black because of the higher temperatures in the South. That’s carried over to this game. Temperature at kickoff is predicted to be 66 degrees. No. 2, he said he usually leaves it up to the team to decide which jersey they will wear. The players wanted to wear white. ———— The weekly records watch from colleague Matt Dempsey: Things were a little tighter than people wanted against Vanderbilt but I think fans are pretty happy about a solid win against an SEC opponent. A huge game for Jonathan Dwyer on the ...