Savannah, Georgia -- Steve Davenport remembers as a player going through a tough stretch at Georgia Tech. During coach Bobby Ross’ first two years, the Yellow Jackets won only one game against Division I-A competition.
But Ross stayed his course to turn the program around. He demanded discipline and 12 freshmen quit the team his first year. He demanded academics and nine players with bad grades were gone. During Davenport’s junior season in 1987 (Ross’ first), Tech went 2-9 and as a senior, the Jackets won three games.
“As a player, it was tough to understand,” Davenport said. “Some of the guys (Ross) brought in, we practiced against and they could play, but he was building for the future. In his grand scheme it worked out.”
Two years later, in 1990, Georgia Tech won the national championship.
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