Georgia Tech defense adjusts on fly, catches South Carolina State Bulldogs

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.

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…

Pough happy that at least SCSU scored against their opponent

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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Long, S.C. State Bulldogs hoping to knock off Georgia Tech today‎

Senior leadership of QB Malcolm Long and a huge offensive line should make this a memorable game for SCSU.

ATLANTA - It's been just under 20 years since The Citadel upset the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Lost in the excitement of Appalachian State's shocking win over Michigan in 2007 were victories by Northern Iowa over Iowa State, North Dakota State over both Central Michigan and Minnesota, Nicholls State over Rice, Southern Illinois over Northern Illinois and New Hampshire over Marshall.

A year later, New Hampshire did it again with a win over Army. And last year, Colonial Athletic Association teams Richmond, William and Mary and eventual Football Championship Subdivision national champion Villanova accomplished similar feats against Duke, Virginia and Temple, respectively.



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Preview: Georgia Tech vs. South Carolina State

Toe meets leather this Saturday at one o'clock in Boddy Dodd Stadium as the 2010 edition of the Yellow Jackets defend their ACC title in Paul Johnson's third campaign as head coach at Tech. The Jackets play host to the South Carolina State Bulldogs, a team coming off their own conference championship and an impressive 10-2 season that ended with an FCS playoff loss at Appalachian State.

This will be the first time Tech has ever played an historically black college or university, either home or away, and while an FCS team, South Carolina State features several key players with significant ability & experience. Although the Bulldogs lose fourteen starters off last year's squad, they return an all-conference quarterback and their entire offensive line along with four quality linebackers, one an All-American. A closer look at South Carolina State:

Offense:
Coach Buddy Pough runs a spread offense similar to what Urban Meyer runs at Florida. Pough's key offensive weapon is quarterback Malcolm Long, the 2009 MEAC offensive player of the year and a 2010 Payton Award (best FCS player) watch list member. A hulking QB at 6'3" and 260 pounds, Long stylistically will remind Jacket fans of a young Daunte Culpepper with his size and ability to both run when necessary and throw the ball accurately. Long's first choice will be to throw, mind you, but he can run the ball effectively when called upon.



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No. 23 Georgia Tech Routs Florida A&M

ATLANTA, Ga. - Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph was a little concerned about how her team would respond after a 10-day holiday layoff. She shouldn't have been. Jacqua Williams led four double-figure scorers with 16 points as No. 23 Georgia Tech routed Florida A&M 77-42 for its seventh consecutive victory on Tuesday night. FAMU (4-6) missed 21 of its first 24 shots while falling behind 24-7 and trailed 40-17 at halftime. The Rattlers were down by as many as 42 points in the second half.

"I was pretty pleased defensively the way we came out," said Joseph, who said she "didn't expect the fast start against the Lady Rattlers." Instead the Yellow Jackets (11-2) dominated defensively and shot 51.7 percent from the field, going 30-for-58. Williams, a senior guard, led the way, making 7 of 9 shots, including two 3-pointers, to go with five assists and four steals.

"She filled up the stat sheet," Joseph said, "and she does so many intangible things out there as well. … I was impressed with her leadership." The Yellow Jackets also got 13 points from Brigitte Ardossi, 12 from Alex Montgomery and 10 from Deja Foster. Stephanie Foster scored 18 points for FAMU. The Rattlers shot just 20.6 percent from the floor (7 of 34) in the first half and 24.6 percent (16 of 65) for the game.

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