Georgia Tech was 2024 SMU before 2024 SMU was cool.
The 2009 Yellow Jacket team won the ACC title and would’ve been in a 12-team College Football Playoff.
The 2014 team came from out of nowhere, as it fought its way to the ACC title game, but lost to a powerhouse Florida State squad. Even with that, it would’ve been just on the cusp of the CFP.
This is a program that knows it's possible to win. And now, in his third full season, head coach Brent Key might be close to having one of those teams that, if it stays healthy, can catch the right wave at the right time and do something big.
That didn’t happen last season.
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Georgia Tech Offense Breakdown
Georgia Tech Defense Breakdown
Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season
Outside of ending Florida State’s season before September, 7-6 Georgia Tech didn’t get the right mix of things needed to be fantastic. But to be fair, there were plenty of forgivable losses..
Lose at Notre Dame? No shame there. Lose a tough fight at Syracuse and have problems at Louisville? That’s the cost of doing business in a Power Four conference.
Lose in eight overtimes at Georgia? Yeah, there’s no dogging that.
But the offense didn’t get going in a loss to a mediocre Virginia Tech, and to close out with a bowl loss to Vanderbilt when things didn’t quite work right … no.
This year, there’s no Notre Dame. There’s no Miami, or SMU, or Florida State, or Louisville. The ACC road games are Boston College, Duke, NC State, and Wake Forest. All of them are landmines, but that’s about as reasonable as any big-school away slate can get.
Star quarterback Haynes King is still around - it only seems like he started his career in the Bill Curry era.
The portal should fix a few problems - be stunned if there isn’t more of a pass rush and a lot more of a downfield passing attack - there’s more depth, more talent, the coaching staff knows what it’s doing, and this should be a true breakthrough year.
Georgia Tech Offense Breakdown
Georgia Tech Defense Breakdown
Season Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season
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