THE FLATS – Four Yellow Jackets finished in double-figures as Georgia Tech women’s basketball secured a 69-57 victory over Syracuse Thursday night in McCamish Pavilion. Cameron Swartz led the Jackets with 17 points and Tonie Morgan recorded her second double-double behind 16 points and 15 rebounds.

Neither team held larger than a six-point lead in the first half as Georgia Tech (10-9, 1-7 ACC) and Syracuse (13-6, 4-4 ACC) exchanged the advantage three times and worked through three ties. Trailing 28-22 with 3:21 left to play in the half, Morgan sparked a 9-2 Yellow Jacket run to close the opening 20 minutes and give Georgia Tech a 31-30 lead at halftime.

Syracuse came out of intermission regaining a six-point lead, 40-34, by the 5:16 mark, but Tech had an answer. Fueled by seven points from Morgan and six from Kayla Blackshear, the Jackets put together a 17-7 run over the next six minutes to take a 51-47 lead at 9:15 in the fourth. The Orange knotted the score for the ninth time before Swartz drew a foul on a three-point attempt and converted all three at the charity stripe to spark an 18-6 run over the final six minutes and 23 seconds. Tech saw offensive contributions from four different Jackets in the stretch, while holding Syracuse to a mere three field goals in the final minutes to secure the win.

Tech dominated the second half, winning the final 20 minutes, 38-27, shooting 48.1 percent (13-27) from the field and holding Syracuse to 25.0 percent (9-36). Bianca Jackson, who was held scoreless in the first half, scored 11 points in the second to help lift the Jackets to victory.

Swartz led Tech with 17 points, followed by Morgan with 16, Jackson with 11 and Blackshear with 10 to mark the fourth time this season four Jackets finished in double-figures. Tech won rebounding battle, 40-37, thanks to a career-high 15 rebounds from Morgan. For the game, Tech shot 42.9 percent from the field and 76.0 percent from the charity stripe (19-25).

Syracuse was led offensively by Dyaisha Fair with 17 points, Teisha Hyman (15) and Dariauna Lewis (11 points and 14 rebounds). The Orange shot 34.3 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from the free throw line.

The win snapped a six-game skid for Georgia Tech and marked the first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season.

The Yellow Jackets return to the hardwood at No. 17/20 North Carolina on Sunday, Jan. 22. Tip is slated for 4 p.m. on the ACC Network.

I know we a lot of people give Josh Pastner a ton of crap. But... has anyone seen the women's basketball team? We are DEAD LAST in the ACC. Is there a reason? Did we lose a lot of players? I don't follow women's basketball at all. I do know Nell Fortner was a huge deal for the past few years but it looks like that ship has SUNK. The women's team is 0-7 in conference play and 9-9 overall. Seems like we suck across the board now. Hope baseball and football can save us this year.

Not ranked in preseason rankings but 7 other ACC teams are.

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Gibson covers his Georgia Tech visit with an update on his recruitment with FSU, South Carolina, and Kentucky.

Story- https://georgiatech.rivals.com/news...-familiar-face-with-addition-of-former-uga-te

Seither gave me permission to break the story, after a rather hard day for him and his former teammates on Sunday.

He has been admitted into the school, and will begin classes ASAP.

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Recruiting update with White on Rivals:

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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football officially announced the addition of five transfers to its 2023 roster on Wednesday. The five newcomers include:

• OL Jordan Brown (r-So., 6-5, 320, Long Beach, Calif./Jireh Prep/UNC Charlotte)
• WR Abdul Janneh (r-Jr., 6-3, 180, Hanover, Pa./New Oxford H.S./Duquesne)
• WR Christian Leary (Jr., 5-10, 175, Orlando, Fla./Edgewater H.S./Alabama)
• DL Etinosa Reuben (r-Jr., 6-3, 295, Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill South H.S./Clemson)
• TE Brett Seither (r-Jr., 6-5, 228, Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Central Catholic H.S./Georgia)

“We’re excited to add these young men to our program,” Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key said. “They’re all good players, but also good fits for our program, our school and our community. I’m glad there here and looking forward to getting to work with them on the field.”



All five have enrolled at Georgia Tech for the spring semester and will take class and participate in football activities this spring, including spring practice.



JORDAN BROWN (OL, r-So., 6-5, 320, Long Beach, Calif./Jireh Prep/UNC Charlotte)

Attended UNC Charlotte from 2021-22 … Has three seasons of eligibility remaining … Appeared in seven games in 2022 … Made his collegiate debut against Florida Atlantic on Aug. 27, 2022 … Redshirted in 2021 … Helped lead Jireh to a perfect 8-0 season in 2020 as a team captain … Also played basketball through high school before taking up football in prep school at Jireh Prep Academy in Matthews, N.C.



ABDUL JANNEH (WR, r-Jr. 6-3, 180, Hanover, Pa./New Oxford H.S./Duquesne)

Attended Duquesne from 2020-22 … Has two seasons of eligibility remaining … Appeared in 11 games in 2022, finishing with 43 catches for 579 yards and nine touchdowns … Hauled in eight catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns at Youngstown State … Also hauled in two touchdowns against Stonehill and LIU … Appeared in five games in 2021 … Returned two punts for 22 yards versus Va.-Lynchburg … Made one tackle at Sacred Heart … Appeared in final four games of 2020-21 season (playing in the spring due to Covid-19 pandemic), redshirting … Tallied eight receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown … Made first collegiate start in NEC Championship game vs. Sacred Heart (April 11) … Had three catches for season-high 42 yards including a season-long 29-yard reception in NEC Championship Game … Finished with three receptions for 30 yards and his first career touchdown in win over LIU on March 21 … Hauled in first career reception of 14 yards in win over Wagner … Recorded a reception for 6 yards in win over Bryant … Attended New Oxford High School … Recorded 57 receptions for 1,071 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the team in all three categories … Garnered second team all-state honors … Helped Colonials to second round of district playoffs … Holds the school records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns … Also a member of the basketball and track and field teams … Has six sisters … Sister, Jamila, was a member of the track and field team at Temple from 2012-16.



CHRISTIAN LEARY (WR, Jr., 5-10, 175, Orlando, Fla./Edgewater H.S./Alabama)

Attended Alabama from 2021-22 … Has two seasons of eligibility remaining … Played in 10 games in 2022, recording one catch for six yards ... Selected as a special teams player of the week by the Tide coaching staff for his play against Austin Peay … Recorded one catch for six yards in the season opener against Utah State … Saw his first career minutes on special teams while also working in a role at tailback late in the 2021 season ... Named one of the special teams players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play against New Mexico State, blocking a punt that was recovered and returned 20 yards … Worked on special teams against Mississippi State for his first collegiate playing time … Also earned his first career minutes as a running back against the Aggies, rushing three times for 22 yards and catching one pass for no gain … Recorded his first career touchdown against Arkansas, catching an 11-yard pass for a score … Attended Edgewater High School … Was a consensus four-star prospect at wide receiver ... The nation's No. 68 overall player on the 247Composite, the No. 9 wide receiver and No. 12 player from the state of Florida ... The No. 191 player nationally by 247Sports along with being tabbed as the site's No. 15 wideout and No. 16 overall recruit from his state ... Rivals ranked him 53rd nationally, the No. 7 wide receiver and No. 13 player in Florida ... A four-star recruit and the No. 75 player on the ESPN300 according to ESPN ... The No. 6 athlete and No. 34 player in the Southeast Region by ESPN ... selected to the Under Armour All-America Game ... Coached by Cameron Duke at Edgewater ... Accounted for 1,586 all-purpose yards in 2019 ... Ran the ball 56 times for 520 yards with eight touchdowns and completed 46 passes for 1,036 yards and eight more touchdowns in 2019 ... Standout track athlete who won districts as a junior in the 100-meter dash with a 10.80 before running a 10.50 as a senior.

Buddy of mine teaches there and said Saban was on campus today. Trying to flip Myles Graham, 4 Star LB committed to Florida. He's Earnest Graham's kid, who played RB there.

Were we ever in the mix with him ?

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech football has completed its 2023 on-field coaching staff with the addition of six new assistant coaches, head coach Brent Key announced on Tuesday.



Tech’s new coaches include offensive coordinator/tight ends coachBuster Faulkner, running backs coach/run-game coordinator Norval McKenzie, wide receivers coach Josh Crawford, offensive line coach Geep Wade, linebackers coach/co-defensive coordinatorKevin Sherrer and defensive line coach Marco Coleman. Additionally, quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator.



Returning to the coaching staff in their same roles are defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker, defensive backs coach Travares Tillman and special teams coordinator/nickel-safeties Jason Semore.



In addition to the 10 on-field assistant coaches, Tech also announced the hire of Brian Baker as the Yellow Jackets’ senior defensive analyst for defensive line.



The Jackets’ 11 full-time coaches plus Baker have combined to win 86 championships as players and coaches, ranging from high school state titles to Super Bowl appearances.



HEAD COACH BRENT KEY ON GEORGIA TECH’S NEW STAFF MEMBERS



BUSTER FAULKNER

“Buster is one of the nation’s finest offensive minds and his vision for what he wants to do offensively here on The Flats meshes perfectly with mine and the rest of the offensive staff’s. He brings a ton of experience and success from throughout his coaching career to our program, along with a great familiarity with the Atlanta area and the state of Georgia, including as a state champion quarterback at Parkview H.S. He is the perfect fit to lead our offense as offensive coordinator.” – FAULKNER BIO



CHRIS WEINKE

“Chris is an outstanding coach and has earned the promotion to co-offensive coordinator. He has won at every level, both as a player and coach, and brings that winning experience to our program. Personally, he is someone that I trust very much and appreciate as an advisor and sounding board.” – WEINKE BIO



NORVAL McKENZIE

“We’re very fortunate to bring Norv to The Flats as running backs coach. He has extensive experience coaching running backs at the Division I level, including in the ACC. He also has extensive knowledge and experience recruiting in the state of Georgia as an Atlanta-area native and McEachern H.S. alumnus. It’s great to welcome him home.” – McKENZIE BIO



JOSH CRAWFORD

“Josh is not only one of the most respected wide receivers coaches in the country, but he is also one of college football’s most well-known and respected coaches at any position amongst high school coaches here in the state of Georgia. He has a long track record of success as a high school coach here in our state. He also coached one of the nation’s top receiving corps the past two seasons at Western Kentucky. We’re very excited to have him with us on The Flats.” – CRAWFORD BIO



GEEP WADE

“Geep brings two decades of experience as a successful offensive line coach to The Flats, including coaching Appalachian State’s offensive line to the 2022 Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll. He has also spent his entire coaching career in the Southeast and established himself as one of the top recruiters in this region. He’ll be a huge asset for our program.” – WADE BIO



KEVIN SHERRER

“We’re really fortunate to add a coach of Kevin’s caliber to our staff as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. He has produced winners at every level that he has ever coached, from state championship high schools, all the way through to the NFL. His talent and experience as a coach, as well as his experience as a top recruiter of the state of Georgia, will be a huge asset for Georgia Tech. I couldn’t be more excited to have Kevin and his family here.” – SHERRER BIO



MARCO COLEMAN

“It’s so exciting to welcome Marco home to Georgia Tech. Not only has he established himself as an outstanding defensive line coach and recruiter, but as one of the most successful alums in our program’s history, he also can relate with each and every single player in our program. He has walked in their shoes, won a national championship here on The Flats and developed into a first-round NFL draft pick. He is the prime example of what it means to be a Tech man and I couldn’t be happier to have him back with us.” – COLEMAN BIO



BRIAN BAKER

“Brian is another person that we are extremely fortunate to be able to bring on to our staff as senior defensive analyst. He brings almost four decades of experience to the role, including 21 years in the NFL and 15 seasons at the Power Five level. He also has an intimate knowledge of what it takes to win here at Georgia Tech, having won a national title during his previous nine-year stint on The Flats. He will be an invaluable resource, not just for our defensive line and defense, but for our entire program.” – BAKER BIO

Hey the DWTJ bois are back to crack ANOTHER ONE open as they sit down with ex Tech O-Lineman Nick Pendley and talk shop over some teddy brewskis. This episode highlights Nick's time MSU, his transferring to Tech to play with Coach Key, and of course Chicken Parm sandwiches. Hold onto your jock straps as this episode is a heater and will let you get a glimpse into not only Coach Key's regime takeover but just good ole football talk.


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When is our OC going to officially start with us and be done with UGA? Could’ve already started- was just reading somewhere that Kirby wanted him to stay till after Spring.

KQ- He officially started back in December. I think someone was yanking your crank about spring time. He helped them out with their playoff prep though.

What's more likely for this offseason? Pastner cleaning house on his assistant coaches or us moving on from Pastner? I feel like we're missing the loss of Reveno more than people realize.

KQ- I would be very surprised if GT made any kind of move on Pastner this offseason. They have to figure out NIL on two fronts and get both rolling before diving into yet another plan like that. No coach I would want to see hired here would step into the current situation. Rutgers, Pitt and others have significantly more NIL dollars and those are not even well-funded programs. J Batt, Pastner and some others are working on it. They have to have something with NIL otherwise they will not compete whether it is Bobby Cremins, Bob Knight or Coach K coaching here.

Can we get an updated list of the freshmen who entered in Jan.

KQ- What type of update are you looking up? Like a list of who enrolled early or something else?

Are we still looking to take one more QB? Any names we need to know? Transfer? HS?

KQ- They would take one more quarterback if they can find someone who fits what they are looking for. The 2023 class was very weak for QBs so you could just see GT double up in the 2024 cycle as well to fix that and use the extra ship for something else. Brody Rhodes is capable of being a 4th QB. If you lost someone in the spring you could just add one in the portal.

• Any recent news on getting Derrick Moore back on the Flats?

KQ- That is not something I think happens quickly. There is likely fundraising involved and some other stuff to create the correct position for him, so I think it will be a process if it happens. I know people want him back, but nothing is a slam dunk right now on that front.

• Are the number/quality of our transfers coming in about in line with what you expected this time a month ago when CBK was freshly announced?

KQ- Yeah the portal shifted some this cycle after teams used their money to keep key guys and others saw how unstable the transfer market and NIL market was for kids who were not huge needle movers like Jordan Addison or Jahmyr Gibbs. Key wants to build this thing up and use the portal as a supplement at positions like linebacker where they needed additional experience or quarterback where they are down on bodies, but you don't want to get too crazy with it. Everyone is trying to find that happy medium. This is the tail end of the second cycle of transfers. The third cycle comes after spring football so there will be additional movement like always.

There was a Ken AJC article last year with a quote from Josh asking anybody with NIL ideas or opportunities to email him. The concern for some was that it wasn’t being proactive in creating NIL relationships. But from a rules perspective, what can a head coach do publicly to create relationships and NIL opportunities while staying within the parameters? Can he call a CEO or a business owner or does he have to appear hands-off with all of that?

KQ- So the main issue is the money people who backed Cremins and later Hewitt are disengaged or dead. I asked about this specifically because that is how a lot of the more formidable NIL groups got off the ground. ADTS didn't want GT to buy players and did not push for NIL for hoops in any major way. ADJB however is a firm believer in doing what it takes to compete at a high-level and he is trying to fix all of that within the confines of the rules for GT. He got the people who have to put it together (remember it has to be done outside the GTAA) to organize things finally and get the ball rolling. They have a lot of work to do to catch up in hoops with the rest of the ACC.

Have you heard any specific details yet about Batt’s involvement with basketball at Alabama? Some vague reports when he was hired was that he was the lead administrator of men’s basketball and was heavily involved with bringing in and executing the vision of Nate Oats there.

KQ- I have not talked to J Batt on this subject or explored his basketball background with him.

Is Randy Rhino and Kelly still involved with GT? Kelly is one of my all time favorite player. He had heart like no other and was tough as nails,

KQ- I used to see Randy pretty regularly around the program so I think he is. I don't know Kelly Rhino so I'm not sure. I think Kelly has a construction company in Sandy Springs.

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Two signees that were unable to take their OV’s before signing will be on campus this weekend for their official visits-
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A look at the next couple of days in terms of recruiting content-

Up first will be Russell's Ramblings, which will have notes and (a lot of) quotes from Georgia Tech's junior day. A bit of a personal note inside as well, which you can skip over if you choose. Writing it has helped clear my head, so I am hopeful that maybe it will reach someone else and help them as well.

After that will be a story with QB commit Jakhari WIlliams following his visit this weekend. Details on who he is recruiting, his conversations with the coaches, his fit in the offense, and much more.

Still working on finalizing my trip down to see him and the rest of my good friends at QB Country.

Lastly, the LIVE Q&A IS BACK AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME: Tuesday at 9:15.

Per sources close to the UGA program, I’ve confirmed that Buster Faulkner is with the team in Atlanta.