Georgia Tech will be on the road this Saturday to take on a talented Virginia Tech team, and the Yellow Jackets will be looking to earn their sixth win of the season and earn a spot in the Clinch Bowl against the Hokies.
However, they are a soccer team with momentum going into this game. They will be without quarterback Haynes King, linebacker Kyle Efford and cornerback Rodney Shelley on Saturday, and Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key provided updates on all of those players during today’s media availability. I told you.
“Kyle continues to practice, but you know he still has a limited amount of practice and we’ll see on Saturday what kind of situation he’s in. Maybe he’ll go out and see what happens. It’s going to be a real pre-game to see what we can do and what we can’t do, but I think the other guys know as well.” We’re getting reps and preparing for if we can’t do it.
He (Rodney Shelley) was close last week, so if he continues his current trend, I’m very hopeful. I know it’s doubtful, doubtful, probable. I have high hopes for many of them now.
Trey Cooley practiced more this week than he has in a while. So I’m happy to see him come back and start progressing at a good pace. Again, he’s in that H category and I’m hopeful. And Haynes, if you want to play right now, that’s good enough. I’m still going to have him every day, but I can say I’m hopeful that he can go. But they have different schedules. He is improving every day. However, expectations border on doubt. But if it was definitely something that would come out now, I would say so. But I’m still holding out hope. But I also have confidence in the other players. ”
If Haynes King is unavailable, Zach Pyron will start for the second time this season.
Quarterback uncertainty against Georgia Tech is the main talking point heading into this game, but it’s not the only one. Georgia Tech’s run offense, which was strong until last week, will face one of the worst run defenses in the ACC. Hokies head coach Brent Pry said this week about the matchup:
“Yeah, that’s definitely going to be the key to success. We haven’t been consistent enough in our run defense, but that’s obviously the emphasis for us this week. , they did a great job teamwork-wise as well.”I think their line is playing well. I think they have quality backs, especially No. 11. They move the quarterback well and have guys on the perimeter who get the ball to them. This is one of the best teams we’ve ever seen. ”
The last time these two teams met was in 2022, which was Zach Pyron’s first career start and he won 28-27. If Haynes King is out again this week, Pyron will start against the Hokies. But Pry said this week that he doesn’t think the offense will change much with the addition of Pylon.
Yes, I think so. We’ve seen him and some of our players know him well, so I hope so. These two quarterbacks are pretty similar, they’re both 6’3″, 220, two-way players. I don’t think their offenses are much different either way. Certainly, the pylon is He’s going to come here with a lot of confidence. He’s already played at Lane Stadium once in his career.”
Additional links:
Georgia Tech football: ESPN’s FPI gives Virginia Tech the advantage in Saturday’s game
ACC Football: Predictions for 9 games each week
Georgia Tech football: Hokies head coach Brent Pry previews matchup against Georgia Tech
