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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have fired head coach Paul Hewitt after 11 years at the helm.
Hewitt’s teams have struggled in recent years, especially with all of the NBA defections he has had on the team.
The school is getting ready to completely remodel and renovate the current arena, and they want some positive energy around the program.
The head coach won’t go away unhappy, though, as he is do a very expensive buyout from the school. It’s said to be upwards of $6 million. (Read More…)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 4:51 pm by steve
Tags: Georgia Tech news, Georgia Tech schedule, Georgia Tech tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
The long season endured by Georgia Tech likely will end at some point in the next few days. It’s quite possible their head coach’s tenure at the school will end soon after that.
The Jackets come into their Atlantic Coast Conference tournament opener as the 11th seed in a 12-team conference. Tech plays a Virginia Tech team in the opening round on Thursday that it lost to by 25 points a few weeks ago. (Read More…)
Thursday, March 10, 2011 at 7:53 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets news, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tickets, Iman Shumpert, Miami, Paul Hewitt, UNC-Charlotte, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest
By Bud L. Ellis
It is not easy to find positives from the miserable season endured by Georgia Tech in 2010-11. But Iman Shumpert has done more than his part for the Yellow Jackets.
Shumpert, a junior guard, has earned selection to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team, getting the nod from the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. (Read More…)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:27 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets news, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tickets, Iman Shumpert, Virginia Tech
By Bud L. Ellis
Seven home games, including a Thursday night contest against Virginia Tech, highlight Georgia Tech’s 2011 football schedule.
The Yellow Jackets open the 2011 season against Western Carolina at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 1. Also visiting Atlanta in September are Kansas and North Carolina (the ACC opener). Tech’s first road game is Sept. 10 at Middle Tennessee State. (Read More…)
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Clemson, Duke, Georgia, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets news, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tickets, Kansas, Maryland, Miami, Middle Tennessee State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets couldn’t defend their home court in a 74-63 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.
Georgia Tech’s top big man was out with an illness, which meant major issues when it came to slowing down Jordan Williams.
Williams finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds while controlling the interior, and Georgia Tech’s sloppiness with the ball really cost them.
The Yellow Jackets shot well from behind the three-point line, but turnovers gave Maryland too many easy baskets. (Read More…)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 5:53 pm by steve
Tags: Georgia Tech news, Georgia Tech schedule, Georgia Tech tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
Last season, Georgia Tech went bowling as champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This year hasn’t been as smooth of a ride for the Yellow Jackets. But the nation’s No. 1-rushing team will get to take on No. 2 in that category this bowl season.
Georgia Tech and Air Force, the top two rushing teams in the nation, will meet in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 27 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. La. (Read More…)
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 8:44 pm by bud
Tags: Air Force Falcons, Anthony Allen, Asher Clark, Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Independence Bowl news, Independence Bowl schedule, Independence Bowl tickets, Independence Stadium, Joshua Nesbitt, Navy, Paul Johnson
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets rallied back late for a 24-20 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Yellow Jackets entered the fourth quarter trailing 17-6 but were able to rally back for a big road win.
Quarterback Josh Nesbitt and the Yellow Jackets vaunted triple-option attack finally got going in the final 15 minutes.
Nesbitt’s biggest play was a 20-yard touchdown pass on fourth down as he was pinned against the sideline and facing pressure. (Read More…)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 10:31 am by steve
Tags: Georgia Tech news, Georgia Tech schedule, Georgia Tech tickets
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continued their recent struggles in a 45-28 loss to the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
The Yellow Jackets fell behind quickly in the first half and were forced to play catch-up the rest of the day.
Georgia Tech typically brings a tough defense to the table, but it’s been a big area of concern this year.
The unit had no answer for quarterback Russell Wilson, who was able to beat them with his arm and legs. (Read More…)
Friday, October 1, 2010 at 10:22 am by steve
Tags: Georgia Tech news, Georgia Tech schedule, Georgia Tech tickets
By Bud L. Ellis
Everybody knows Georgia Tech can have issues on defense. But against a Kansas team that lost to North Dakota State on the opening weekend of the season?
Yep, the Jayhawks ran all over and around the Jackets on Saturday in Lawrence, thrashing out 407 yards of total offense in handing an out-of-sync Tech team a 28-25 defeat. (Read More…)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6:48 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets news, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tickets, Joshua Nesbitt, Kansas, North Carolina, North Dakota State
By Bud L. Ellis
The final score was lopsided, as expected, for Georgia Tech in its season opener Saturday against South Carolina State.
What also was expected was Joshua Nesbitt kicking off his Heisman Trophy campaign in style. (Read More…)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:31 pm by bud
Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Bobby Dodd Stadium, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets news, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets schedule, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tickets, Joshua Nesbitt, Kansas, South Carolina State
