Tech defense adjusts on fly, catches Bulldogs
Asheton Jordon rushed for 129 yards on 18 carries for South Carolina State.
Atlanta, GA - The time came quickly in Georgia Tech’s season when coach Paul Johnson began to wonder about his offseason hiring of defensive coordinator Al Groh.
Specifically, as South Carolina State drove 58 yards in 17 plays to a field goal and 53 yards in 11 plays only to miss a field goal while burning a combined 11 minutes and 27 seconds on the Bulldogs’ first two possessions Saturday, “I was hoping [Groh] could go out there and tackle somebody,” Johnson said.
The head coach was kidding. In reality, he had faith in Groh...
Nesbitt scores three TDs on Jekyll & Hyde day
Joshua Nesbitt and his coach were able to joke about it after Saturday’s game because a 41-10 win over South Carolina State was good medicine for a bad passing attack. Nesbitt was fabulous running the ball against South Carolina State, rushing 16 times for 130 yards and tying a career high with three rushing touchdowns.Throwing the ball? Humor seemed to be in vogue after Georgia Tech’s starting quarterback completed just one of his six passes for 6 yards with an interception.
Joshua Nesbitt lived up to his Heisman Trophy credentials against South Carolina State, rushing for two of his three touchdowns on 4th and 3 conversions enroute to amassing 130 yards on the ground against the Bulldogs' defense. His efforts, along with a rash of mistakes, proved to be S.C. State's undoing in a 41-10 loss before 51,668 fans which included a strong contingent of Bulldog fans who filled portions of the lower stands near the visiting end zone and upper deck.
A few thoughts from today’s scrimmage against South Carolina State…
Final Georgia Tech 41, South Carolina State 10
Joshua Nesbitt lived up to his Heisman Trophy credentials against South Carolina State, rushing for two of his three touchdowns on 4th and 3 conversions enroute to amassing 130 yards on the ground against the Bulldogs' defense. His efforts, along with a rash of mistakes, proved to be S.C. State's undoing in a 41-10 loss before 51,668 fans which included a strong contingent of Bulldog fans who filled portions of the lower stands near the visiting end zone and upper deck.
Jackets Defeat SC State 41-10
A few thoughts from today’s scrimmage against South Carolina State…
Moral victories are not something South Carolina State head football coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough uses as a measuring stick for his program.
Yet he had to acknowledge how much better the Bulldogs fared in Saturday's 41-10 loss at 16th-ranked Georgia Tech compared to his fellow Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference members. This past Thursday, Hampton, Florida A&M and Norfolk State were all shut out by Division I foes and the combined margin of defeat was 119-0. "Well it says that at least we can score......."
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