Coach blaming himself, players for Georgia Tech’s slide

It’s just a wreck. Miami vs. Duke should be the game that decides the Coastal, however, North Carolina and Pittsburgh will have something to say about that. Pittsburgh has an interest matchup next weekend when they travel to Georgia Tech. He has fumbled six times, one fewer than he had all last season.

“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my (19-year) coaching career, being as inept as we are on offense”, he said after Georgia Tech ran for only 71 yards against No. 6 Clemson. The problem though is while you want to remain proactive and leave the door open for a turnaround, everything about this Georgia Tech team screams it isn’t coming anytime soon. With less than two minutes to play, QB Jacoby Brissett was intercepted for the first time this season.

But the Yellow Jackets are 0-3 in the ACC after beginning a stretch of conference games as the favorite in the Coastal Division. The class: All-ACC running back Joe Burns, All-American softball pitcher Jessica (Sallinger) Cole, longtime Tech radio voice Wes Durham, four-time academic All-American punter Dan Dyke, football manager Charlie Germany, All-American baseball shortstop Tyler Greene, two-time Olympian high jumper Chaunte (Howard) Lowe, All-American golfer Kris Mikkelsen and Jakie Rudolph, a two-sport star in football and golf who was a starter for the 1952 national champion football team.

Clemson Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defensive lineman Antonio Simmons (93) chase after a loose ball during the second half at Clemson Memorial Stadium.

“(The defenses) all line up the same way.

“They have good players playing on that defense right now”, Boston College coach Steve Addazio said of Clemson’s defense. “Offensively you can have good days and bad days, but if you show up and play good defense, you’ve always got a chance”. “So it will be a huge challenge, but we get another opportunity to play and see if we can’t get better”.

Yes, three of Tech’s losses came on the road but it’s the way in which they lost that has me most concerned.

It was one of nine plays of 20 yards or more that the Jackets gave up Saturday.

Jones declined to predict a victor, but he didn’t sound optimistic about Georgia Tech. “He’s a guy that’s going to have the ball in his hands every snap”.

“You can come out there one play, they’re in 21 personnel (two running backs, one tight end), then next play, they’re out there in empty (no running backs)”, Kearse said, adding that the experience of playing against a multitude of offensive formations this week will benefit his team in preparing for other opponents as the season progresses.

“If the (darn) kid doesn’t understand when the guard’s covered or uncovered, you’ve got to coach him to where he understands”, he said.

14 Virginia (1-4, 0-1 ACC): Virginia now occupies the cellar after Wake’s victory over BC.

“I think the best defense on Saturday, their team will win the game”, Venables said. Free safety Reggie Mitchell (foot) and wide receivers Tre Tipton (leg) and Chris Wuestner (abdomen) won’t play.

“We can make it work”. Because of the volume of reader comments, we can not review individual moderation decisions with readers. “I don’t think they believe they have a player who can shadow a particular receiver”. We haven’t even started discussing Saturday’s opponent.

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