15 Clemson's 47-31 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Cameron Carroll scored a career-high three of Tulane's seven rushing touchdowns and added a 16-yard TD reception, and the Green Wave beat Southern Miss 66-24 on Saturday. Paul Johnson's Georgia Tech career has spanned 44 games at this point. Suddenly the Yellow Jackets are thinking about their second conference title in three years, though to accomplish that goal they must get through the coming weeks (at N.C. State, Maryland, at Virginia) unscathed. He couldn't go to the next play. UNC Football Finally Learns NCAA Punishment, Georgia Tech Special Teams Could Be Pretty Awesome Next Year, Georgia Tech Hires Dave Walkowsky From CFL As New Special Teams Coach. Unlike in some recent seasons, Middle Tennessee wasn't even a slight threat, and Kansas was almost even worse in 2011 than it was in 2010. Despite the danger, Tech would be better off with two Attaochus than none. But if "passing = everything" is too simplistic and the rest of the team can make up for a single weakness, then the Yellow Jackets could contend in a shaky ACC Coastal Division. lineman is in Atlanta visiting the Yellow Jackets this weekend. The Football Outsiders Almanac 2012 backs up that line of thinking: Tech is given a 56 percent chance of finishing 8-4 or better. It is probably silly to boil a team down to one specific unit or category, but when Tech can threaten to pass well (and in a semi-efficient manner) within the context of the Flexbone, it wins. View the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster for the 2012 FBS college football season. Two-point conversion attempt, DeAndre Hopkins pass to Tajh Boyd GOOD. We've seen this before, but only in movies about football. Now, there is nothing saying that the replacements will be bad; it's just that we have absolutely no idea. He will be relying on youth to avoid stagnation, and that's not typically something that works out beautifully. The passing game, however? "Right now we've got to play close to perfect," Yellow Jackets coach Paul Johnson said. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. // -->. Orwin Smith rush for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. The quarterback of choice has a multitude of weapons at running back. Do you have a blog? But the offense clearly trailed off, and the defense very much could not pick up the slack. No. Former Virginia head coach Al Groh took over as Tech's defensive coordinator in 2010, and thus far the results have been mixed. Tech doesn't have to pass much to succeed -- in fact, in Johnson's tenure they are just 2-4 when passing more than 16 times in a game (since passing that much usually means they're losing) -- but they do need to show just enough proficiency to peel defenders away from the line of scrimmage. His fun Flexbone will need contributions from a completely unknown set of receivers in 2012 (that, or the defense could actually try to carry its weight for once), but it only takes a couple of "ifs" to turn Tech into a dangerous team this fall. After averaging 51.6 points (and 35.5 opponent-adjusted Adj. "Clearly we have to score more points.". Now, as mentioned above, Tech is a deep, experienced team in almost every unit. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have officially offered a scholarship to Australian Adam Gotsis, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting. Points) per game in their first five contests, GT averaged just 23.5 points (28.3 Adj. clemson drive: 8 plays 75 yards, 02:34 clemson td, 2:34. The year that was. With Burnett gone, inside linebackers like sophomore Quayshawn Nealy, Daniel Drummond (suspended for 1.5 games) and perhaps four-star redshirt freshman Jabari Hunt-Days will need to raise their respective games a bit, but there is potential here. The offenses were expected to dominate. Even with the win, Swinney is 2-4 against the Yellow Jackets. CLEMSON, S.C. -- Tajh Boyd threw for a career high 397 yards, but both he and his coach agreed he could have played better in No. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. POE (meaning he was about a touchdown better than the average back given his carries, opponents and blocking). Georgia Tech couldn't even stop Clemson at the end, with Roderick McDowell running a yard for a touchdown with 50 seconds to go. Sammy Watkins, back from missing a because of a virus, caught six passes for 42 yards and ran twice for 4 yards. 2012 Georgia Tech Football Preview: The Forward Pass, Volume II. Last year, when he would struggle at times, he would go out and it was like, 'I've got to get it all right now.' For more on Georgia Tech, visit From The Rumble Seat. Boyd also set a school record for career touchdown passes with 51, beating Charlie Whitehurst's 49. coka_koehler 2012 Georgia Tech Football Freshmen Check-In Day. Reddit; Pocket; Flipboard; Email; Date Opponent Location Outcome; 4/20/2012: Spring Football Game: Atlanta, GA----Fan Day : Atlanta, GA--9/3/2012: Virginia Tech …