Some interesting games relative to the ACC.

Louisville vs Indiana noon
Minnesota at UNC 3:30
VT at Rutgers 3:30
Pitt at WV 7:30

Team Notes

· Georgia Tech fell to 1-2 on the season, while No. 17/19 Ole Miss moved to 3-0.

· Georgia Tech fell to 2-4 all-time against Ole Miss with its fourth-straight loss to the Rebels, dating back to 1971. The Yellow Jackets’ last win in the series was a 24-7 win in the 1953 Sugar Bowl, which clinched the 1952 national championship for the Jackets.

· Georgia Tech has lost eight-straight games against opponents from the Southeastern Conference, with its last win over an SEC team coming in a 33-18 win over Kentucky in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl.

· Georgia Tech committed no penalties in a game for only the eighth time in school history (first time since Sept. 3, 2015 vs. Alcorn State).

· Georgia Tech’s 11 third-down conversions (11-of-20) are tied for the 16th-most in school history.

· Georgia Tech’s 17-play 90-yard drive in the second quarter that resulted in a 22-yard field goal was Tech’s longest scoring drive in terms of plays since a 17-play, 74-yard drive that resulted in a 21-yard field goal in a 33-7 win over North Carolina on Sept. 30, 2017.

· Georgia Tech held Ole Miss to 251 passing yards, 148 yards below the 399 yards through the air that the Rebels were averaging this season, which ranked No. 4 nationally. However, Ole Miss rushed for 299 yards, 183 more than its season average of 116 rushing yards coming in to the game.



Individual Notes

· r-So. Haynes King completed 28 passes on 42 attempts for 307 yards and two touchdowns. The 28 completions are tied for the fourth-most in Georgia Tech single-game history and are tied for the third-most completions without an interception in school history. Both are the most since A.J. Suggs also completed 28 passes without an INT vs. Maryland on Oct. 27, 2002).

· With his 15-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, Fr. WR Eric Singleton Jr.’s has a touchdown catch in each of his first three collegiate games.

· Singleton’s five receptions and 97 receiving yards were both career highs (prev.: three receptions and 69 receiving yards last Saturday vs. South Carolina State).

· Jr. DB LaMiles Brooks matched a career high with nine tackles (prev.: vs. Virginia – Oct. 20, 2022).

· r-Jr. DL D’Quan Douse set a career high with eight tackles (prev.: seven at Virginia Tech – Nov. 5,

Currently 1-2

Next week: @ Wake Forest

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Olympia Fields, Ill. – All-American Christo Lamprecht got his senior year off to a hot start Friday, posting a 5-under-par 65 to lift the No. 4-ranked Georgia Tech golf team into second place after the opening round of the Olympia Fields Country Club/Fighting Illini Invitational.

Lamprecht is tied for the lead individually, while the Yellow Jackets, with a 3-under-par total of 277, are one stroke behind 11th-ranked Texas (276, -4) after the first day of competition in a tournament that included 11 teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Championship. The second round gets underway at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The 6-foot-8 Tech senior led a determined opening-day effort for the Yellow Jackets, who started slowly (1-over-par at the turn), but put up eight birdies collectively on the back nine at an Olympia Fields Country Club course that just a month ago hosted a FedEx Cup Playoff event on the PGA Tour.

TECH LINEUP – Lamprecht, who opened the fall season No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and in the PGA Tour University rankings, began his senior year with a stellar round, piecing together seven birdies against just two bogeys at the par-70 Olympia Fields. The George, South Africa senior closed with three birdies in his last five holes to take the clubhouse lead before Stanford’s Karl Vilips posted another 65 later in the afternoon.

Freshman Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) made a solid collegiate debut with a 1-under-par 69, recording two birdies against one bogey, and is tied for 10th place, while senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) also was solid, one birdie and one bogey on the way to an even-par 70 and a tie for 15th place.

Senior Aidan Kramer (Oviedo, Fla.), making just his sixth career start for the Yellow Jackets, is tied for 42nd place after posting a 3-over-par 73, while freshman Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, Calif.) carded a 78 (+8) and did not factor in the team total.

TEAM LEADERBOARD – Three Texas players broke par Friday to lead the 11th-ranked Longhorns to the top of the leaderboard, and their 4-under-par 276 total was one stroke better than the Yellow Jackets (277, -3), who benefitted from two subpar rounds and one even-par score. They were the only teams to break par Friday.

Top-ranked North Carolina, which fell to Tech in the NCAA Championship semifinals last May, settled into third place at 1-under-par 279. No. 5 Florida State (283, +3) holds fourth position, with No. 9 and host Illinois, No. 2 Arizona State and No. 13 Alabama tied for fifth at 285 (+5).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – Lamprecht took his 65 into the clubhouse with several teams still on the course Friday afternoon before the Cardinal’s Vilips birdied three straight holes late in his round to post a matching score.

They were one stroke better than Texas sophomore Jacob Sosa and Florida State senior Gray Albright, each of whom carded a 4-under-par 66, while North Carolina’s Maxwell Ford shot 3-under-par 67 to take fifth place alone.

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – The Yellow Jackets are competing in the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational for the second time, having shared the 2019 title with Baylor. Illinois hosts the 15-team event, which will be contested over 54 holes beginning Friday and concluding Sunday at Olympia Fields Country Club’s North course, which plays to a par-70 and measures 7,310 yards.

Participating teams include Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Purdue, Stanford and Texas. Fourteen of the 15 teams are ranked or received votes in the first Golf Coaches Association of America poll. All 15 competed in 2023 NCAA regionals, 11 of the 15 advanced to the NCAA Championship, and seven of those reached match play (quarterfinalists Arizona State, Illinois, and Pepperdine; semifinalists Florida State and North Carolina; and finalists Florida and Georgia Tech).

Is mingling with the fans in the Tech section.

Also, the Grove is f’ning awesome.

That’s all.

Go Jackets!!!

RB Quinshon Judkins is doubtful for tonight vs. Georgia Tech.

WR Tre Harris is out.

Both updates per ESPN.

Harris and Judkins are arguably their two best players offensively.

Sorry for the vertical but I did it for a reason.

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Brent Key

Haynes King and Jamal Haynes

LaMiles Brooks and D'Quan Douse

How many will it take? The consensus across Ole Miss sites I've browsed think they win something like 42-14. How many points do you think we need to score to win and how many do you think we WILL score? I think we can win a 35-31 type game if we play like we did against UNC last year and try to slow the game and limit possessions. Defense has been iffy and I think we'll need at least 30 to win. OM seems to think we won't be able to score nearly that much on them. Thoughts?

Ethan Mackenny - 2
Eric Singleton - 2
Taye Seymore - 2
Evan Dickens - 2
Nacari Ashley - 2
Jacob Cruz - 1
Bailey Stockton - 1

Patrick Screws - 0
Gabe Fortson - 0
Zion Taylor- 0
Benjamin Galloway - 0
Elias Cloy - 0
Ashton Heflin - 0
Shymeik Jones - 0
Ezra Odinjor - 0
Nico Dowdell - 0
Steven Jones - 0
Bryston Dixon - 0
Malcolm Pugh - 0

There is still a full qtr to go in Tx A&M:Monroe game. Will they cut away from a blowout?

THE FLATS — No. 11 Georgia Tech volleyball (7-1) drew a program record crowd of 5,303 in the second ever match in McCamish Pavilion as the White and Gold were handed their first loss of the season by Georgia (8-2) in four sets, 3-1 (21-25, 28-26, 25-21, 25-21) on Friday.



The Yellow Jackets pulled away late in the first set to open on top before dropping a heartbreaking second set in extra points, leading to the Bulldogs taking the final two sets.



Tech was fronted by senior outside hitter Tamara Otene all-around with team-highs of 13 kills and 15 digs for her fifth double of the year. Graduate middle blocker Afedo Manyang was the most efficient Jacket attacker as she did some damage on the outside and tallied six kills at an .857 clip. Senior setter Bella D’Amico picked up a double double of her own as she totaled 29 assists and 12 digs for her fourth this season. Sophomore middle blocker Liv Mogridge topped the squad in blocks, stuffing five attempts (one solo, four assisted).



How it Happened

Georgia Tech roared in front behind the home crowd early in the first set, taking the first four points of the match. Although Georgia worked its way back and kept things neck-and-neck up to a 17-all draw, the Yellow Jackets separated with another four-point run and cruised onto a 25-21 set-one victory.



The second set swung back and forth as Tech climbed in front 8-4 early, but the Bulldogs bounced back to flip the score for an 11-8 advantage. Georgia continued to work in front up to a 19-13 lead until the White and Gold rallied with six straight to even things at 19 apiece. The Yellow Jackets would claim five of the next seven points to reach match point at a 24-21 score line thanks in large part to blocks from Mogridge, but the Bulldogs fought all the way back to take the advantage, up 25-24. Tech would even things at 25 and 26, but Georgia outlasted the Jackets for a 28-26 set-two win to even the match.



Georgia continued to roll early, jumping ahead 7-1, but Georgia Tech drew back within a point after a flurry from Otene, trailing 9-8. The Bulldogs would hang onto the lead until the Yellow Jackets knotted the score at 16 all and 17 apiece, but the Bulldogs kept the pressure on and grinded out a 25-21 set-three win.



The fourth set mirrored the third with the visitors moving ahead early before the home squad drew near, but again the two sides continued to battle into double digits with Georgia owning the narrow edge. The match remained tight up to a 20-19 Bulldog lead, but Georgia came away with five of the next seven points to survive with a 25-21 set-four win and 3-1 match victory.



Up Next

Georgia Tech will continue the Georgia Tech Classic, next taking on Howard on Saturday at 4 p.m. back in O’Keefe Gymnasium.

No clue what happened to the other thread..

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Analysis from our national team- https://georgiatech.rivals.com/news/georgia-tech-lands-four-star-guard-jaeden-mustaf

Much more to come on Mustaf's addition to the 2024 class at Georgia Tech University (his words)

Let’s do it. I’ll go until 5.

Let’s watch some football and chat

What day you going? Were you staying? Are you tailgating and where? I’ll be goin Friday and staying in Pontotoc, gonna check out the Grove obviously on game day but no definite plans. May hang out at a bar for the noon kickoffs for a little bit, but we are mostly going with the flow.

Yellow!!!!!!!

Yesterday was my wife’s birthday. How did we celebrate, you ask? We went to a high school football game, and for 99% of the time I sat in the stands and was an observer and a dad.

Fall break kicks off here after today, so we will be heading out of town on Sunday. If anything, you’ll see more from me while I’m there not less from a posting/content standpoint (as long as I have service on the beach)

Anyways, this week’s Q&A will take place at 3:30 on Saturday.

- RJ

Caught up with Tucker DL CJ Jackson and those around him earlier this week.
Login to view embedded media Jackson remains firmly committed to Georgia Tech, but several other schools are still in the mix.

Among those schools are two programs reaching out the most: Colorado and Alabama.

Colorado is working to try to get him on campus for the USC game later this month, the same day GT returns home to face Bowling Green.

From what I have been told, it does not sound like a final decision has been made on the visit, but many around Jackson and the Tucker program believe he will be in Boulder.

Something to keep an eye on. I plan to get over to see him and the Tucker program later this month to get a full update.

Four former GT signees set to suit up for Ole Miss on Saturday night..

RB Jamious Griffin
DL Akelo Stone
DE Jared Ivey
CB Zamari Walton

Russ went to his school and spoke to him.

Seeing these programs move down (Bama, OSU) from dominance, what is the thought the NIL is helping the smaller schools? With 5 stars not willing to wait, it seems that other schools are finding players jump into their laps. Deion is the hot topic and reasonably so, does this make football better right now? Ultimately, divisions like the the NFL happen some day. Thoughts? Love we have this conversation now vs not…

Sorry for the new thread, does anyone know how the parking situation is there? I looked at StubHub for a pass and the cheapest was $68. Is there any free parking nearby on campus on a side road or parking pass only? Thanks and Go Jackets.

Wonder what the ****er did…

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THE FLATS – Season tickets for Georgia Tech volleyball’s 12-match home slate are on sale now, the program announced on Tuesday. A limited number of tickets are available as the announcement follows a 2022 season in which the Yellow Jackets sold out all 13 matches in O’Keefe Gymnasium and set a program attendance record of 3,418 in the first ever volleyball match in McCamish Pavilion. The White and Gold have sold out 24 of their last 25 matches in O’Keefe Gymnasium dating back to 2021.



Tickets


Secure your 2023 Georgia Tech volleyball tickets online HERE. To view your current account details, you may log into your personal ticket account HERE. If you need assistance, the Georgia Tech Ticket Office may provide more information at 888.Tech.TIX. The Georgia Tech Ticket Office is also open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.



Pricing

Adult - Season

$80.00



Youth (ages 3-18)/Senior (55+) - Season

$50.00



Seating is general admission.



A Closer Look

As part of a 28-match slate for the 2023 season, Georgia Tech volleyball’s schedule consists of 12 home matches, including the Georgia Tech Classic, highlighted by the home opener against archrival Georgia on Sept. 15 in the second ever McCamish Pavilion match



Following the Gold-White scrimmage (Aug. 13) and an exhibition match against Auburn (Aug. 19) on The Flats, the Jackets will make their official home debut hosting the Georgia Tech Classic. They’ll begin home competition with Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate against Georgia in McCamish Pavilion (Sept. 15), then take on Howard (Sept. 16) and San Diego (Sept. 17) in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The White and Gold will host nine Atlantic Coast Conference foes, beginning with NC State (Sept. 24) before going on a four-match homestand against Florida State (Oct. 13), Miami (Oct. 15), Duke (Oct. 20) and North Carolina (Oct. 22). Tech will begin a subsequent three-match stretch at home against perennial contender Louisville (Nov. 3), following with Notre Dame (Nov. 5) before wrapping up the stint with budding rival Pitt (Nov. 10). The Yellow Jackets will conclude their regular season home slate with Senior Day against Syracuse (Nov. 19).



Over the course of the past four seasons, Georgia Tech is 46-7 at home in O’Keefe Gymnasium. The Jackets went 11-3 on The Flats in 2022, including the program’s first match in McCamish Pavilion. Tech is 305-104 (.746) all time in O’Keefe Gymnasium’s 28-year history.



Georgia Tech will battle stiff competition on the road to a potential fourth straight appearance in the Big Dance as six of its 2022 home opponents competed in the 64-team field of the 2022 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship, excluding exhibition opponent Auburn who also advanced to the postseason. The White and Gold will face national title contenders Louisville and as well as Final Four foes Pitt and San Diego.



Three of the aforementioned six teams finished ranked in the top five of the final 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25. The Jackets concluded the 2022 season in the second round of the NCAA tournament, ranked No. 16 in the final AVCA poll.



Home opponents in the 2022 NCAA Tournament

Auburn (Aug. 19, home | exhibition) – Second Round

Georgia (Sept. 15, home – McCamish Pavilion) – Second Round

San Diego (Sept. 17, home) – Final Four

Pitt (Nov. 10, home) – Final Four

Florida State (Oct. 13, home) – First Round

Miami (Oct. 15, home) – First Round

Louisville (Nov. 3, home) – National Championship Game



Home opponents in the 2022 AVCA Final Rankings

No. 2 Louisville (Nov. 3, home / Nov. 21, away)

No. 3 San Diego (Sept. 17, home)

No. 4 Pitt (Oct. 6, away / Nov. 10, home)



Gearing up

Headlining Tech’s 13 returners from the 2022 campaign are a pair of all-ACC second team selections in outside hitter Bianca Bertolino and setter Bella D’Amico, the former of which also receive all-region honors. The incumbents will be joined by eight highly touted new Yellow Jackets, including three transfers and five freshmen, four of which are international.



Georgia Tech heads into the 2023 season on the heels of a 2022 season that saw the Jackets earn an NCAA tournament win for the third consecutive season under coach Michelle Collier, joining the White and Gold of 2002-04 as the only squads to do so in succession in program history. The berth in the Big Dance alone marked the 12th time in program history. Going beyond 2019’s NIVC title, Tech has won 79 of its last 99 matches.