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Georgia Tech became the latest Power 5 program to make a coaching change today, firing Geoff Collins after three-plus seasons.
Collins was never able to find his footing in Atlanta, compiling a 10-28 overall record and 7-19 mark in ACC play. He had a tough task taking over for Paul Johnson and adapting from being a triple option program, but eventually, if you don’t produce results, you’re going to get axed.
That moment came for Collins on Sunday, and no one in college football really seems to be too shocked at this development.
Source confirms Ken’s report. Third straight week of a Power Five job opening. Look for Brent Key to be interim in Atlanta. https://t.co/cxybMzaOR0
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 25, 2022
Georgia Tech let me get an interview https://t.co/FlNzLswqpu
— Marcus Spears (@mspears96) September 25, 2022
A lesson to everyone that as good as your marketing & branding is, if the product you’re creating is garbage, folks will use your creative image against you & then you’ll have nothing. https://t.co/aIR63BJO6w
— Brian Oliu (@BrianOliu) September 25, 2022
Pitt’s next opponent is now without a coach….. https://t.co/JyGsY16cOP
— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) September 25, 2022
Damn!!! @jmch316 https://t.co/yS0ZIiuWzE
— Hugh Douglas🤘🏿 (@Bighugh53) September 25, 2022
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE……. IS OVER https://t.co/UL2HMwNOYr
— Carter (@MagnaCarterLive) September 25, 2022
Geoff doesn’t seem like a bad human being so I don’t want to really gloat, but also we are going to give him $11 million dollars to not work for us anymore so I don’t know if I need to spare his feelings too much https://t.co/P6Dz7FByU9
— Dan, Just Here for the Zip Line (@JacketDan) September 25, 2022
We’ve seen a speculation about Deion Sanders taking over at Georgia Tech, even before Collins was let go. It won’t be easy to pry Sanders away from Jackson State, and the Yellow Jackets will have competition, but 247Sports’ Carl Reed says GT is interested in “Coach Prime.”
“Top names of interest in the Georgia Tech Head Coaching Search are Jackson State Head Coach Deion Sanders, Georgia Running Back Coach Dell McGee, Coast Carolina Head Coach Jamey Caldwell, and Florida State OL/OC Alex Adkins,” Reed tweeted.
Top names of interest in the Georgia Tech Head Coaching Search are Jackson State Head Coach Deion Sanders, Georgia Running Back Coach Dell McGee, Coast Carolina Head Coach Jamey Caldwell, and Florida State OL/OC Alex Adkins.
— Carl Reed Jr. (@CoachReedLive) September 25, 2022
Georgia Tech fell to 1-3 with a loss to UCF on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets will take on Pitt in ACC play in Week 5.