From The Rumble Seat

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Tech faces off against Syracuse; Jahmyr Gibbs earns honors as ACC Rookie of the Week You can’t really ask for a better collegiate debut than the one Jahmyr Gibbs had last week against the UCF Knights. For a true freshman, the numbers are just staggering. 219 all purpose yards. That bears repeating, 219 all purpose yards. This includes a … [Read more...] about Technical Tidbits 9/23: Tech Football Team Travels To Syracuse For First Time

Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images Let’s take a look back at the ugly loss to UCF, and ahead to a must-win against the Orange. As you know, Georgia Tech started off the 2020 season with a major road upset over the Florida State Seminoles. The final was 16-13 and in order to beat a high powered offense like UCF’s, the Jackets were going to have to put up points in droves. … [Read more...] about Back Seat Coacher: UCF and Syracuse

Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images We talk kicking! Considering the number of people “tailgating” at nearby indoor watering holes, do we think we’ll see a return of traditional tailgating for safety’s sake? Ben: Almost certainly not. Georgia Tech doesn’t want any part of that liability. Jeff: No, the school will continue to control what they can to not let a spread be on … [Read more...] about Mailbag 9/23

Kayla Kaiser celebrating a point in the team’s scrimmage | Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics There’s only one goal: Win the ACC Win the ACC. After finishing #2 in the conference last season, Georgia Tech volleyball sets their sights even higher. Despite being picked to finish 11th in the conference last season, a magical end-of-season run in conference play propelled the … [Read more...] about GT Volleyball 2020 Season Preview

Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images Georgia Tech may have a star in waiting with Gibbs UCF got the better of a still young Tech team early in a strange season. The game was close in the 4th but UCF managed to put it away off turnovers. It wasn’t the result Georgia Tech wanted this past Saturday but some players deserve some recognition for a game well played. Jahmyr Gibbs: … [Read more...] about Waffle House Awards – Week 2

Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images A loss didn’t deter awards committees. Even in a tough loss to a good UCF team, there were some bright spots for Georgia Tech. Most notably, RB Jahmyr Gibbs lived up to the massive hype in his debut, scoring two touchdowns and gaining 219 all purpose yards. For his performance, Gibbs was named ACC Rookie of the Week and was put on the … [Read more...] about Technical Tidbits 9/22: More Yellow Jackets Win Weekly Awards

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images In which we talk leg cannons, success rates, and feelings Well that sucked. At times we looked great and at times we looked helpless. Big shoutout to everyone that made a home game with fans happen, but definitely not the result we wanted in the home opener. Game Recap in Three Sentences Jahmyr Gibbs was the offensive workhorse in his … [Read more...] about Tuesday Thoughts 9/22: I Don’t Know What to Feel

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports Boston College and NC State joined the party this week The ACC saw two more teams, NC State and Boston College, kick-off their season this past week against conference opponents and both came away with victories. A few teams got in some tune-up games while others jockeyed for position in the single division format. @Clemson 49 Citadel 0 The … [Read more...] about ACC Round Up and Power Rankings – Week 2

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Looking back at Tech’s week 2 game. In football it makes sense to look back and learn from film to better understand the good and bad points of a game. This article does a good job of dissecting the Yellow Jacket’s blowout loss at the hands of the University of Central Florida Knights. Over the last few years, UCF has been a powerhouse in … [Read more...] about Technical Tidbits 9/21: Looking Back At Week 2