Georgia Tech quarterback Zach Pyron was inserted in the third series of the loss to Florida State last season and despite the Yellow Jackets losing that game, Pyron showed his toughness and talent and why he is going to be a factor for this program in the Brent Key era.
Pyron is currently battling with Texas A&M transfer Haynes King and Zach Gibson for the starting quarterback job. He spoke with the media after practice on Friday and talked about the things that he is making sure to do to earn the starting quarterback job:
"It's pushing us. You know, Coach (Chris) Weinke says the team goes as the quarterback goes and that room, we know that only one quarterback can play, so we all push each other to be better because we want this team to be the best it can be and only one quarterback can play, so we want the best quarterback out there so we are pushing each other and every day it is making me come out on top and come ready to practice and everything and you know just keep doing the small things.
It is the little things in the quarterback room, knowing how to operate the offense, how to conduct it, weed it, and master the offense is everything to be a better quarterback and that is what I have to do, knowing how to operate the offense and put everybody in the right place, make the throws when I need to make the throws and know what I am doing every play."
Pyron is doing everything that he needs to do to become the starting quarterback for the Yellow Jackets, but there is still a long road ahead before the season opener against Louisville. Head coach Brent Key has reiterated that nobody should expect an announcement anytime soon regarding the quarterback battle:
"With the quarterback situation, we have a great battle between three guys that have college experience, college game experience, big-time game experience. We are as fortunate as any team in the country in terms of the depth we have at that position and right now it is a lot of installation and a lot of routes on air, those kinds of things, getting timing down.
Like I have said before, it is different when you have the helmets on and the cleats as opposed in the summer and doing 7-on-7's. Every day is an evaluation of those guys, how they do in team periods, how they do off the field, how they transition from one play to the other. We have a good thing to have right now and that is experience and that is probably the same answer that I am going to give for the next three weeks. Don't plan on an announcement coming anytime soon"
Offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner has also said that the coaching staff is in no hurry to announce the starter:
"With the quarterback situation, we have a great battle between three guys that have college experience, college game experience, big-time game experience. We are as fortunate as any team in the country in terms of the depth we have at that position and right now it is a lot of installation and a lot of routes on air, those kinds of things, getting timing down.
Like I have said before, it is different when you have the helmets on and the cleats as opposed in the summer and doing 7-on-7's. Every day is an evaluation of those guys, how they do in team periods, how they do off the field, how they transition from one play to the other. We have a good thing to have right now and that is experience and that is probably the same answer that I am going to give for the next three weeks. Don't plan on an announcement coming anytime soon"
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