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<blockquote data-quote="AE 87" data-source="post: 114855" data-attributes="member: 195"><p>'snippet]</p><p>The lack of a serious pass rush was an ongoing problem for Georgia Tech -- despite <a href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/3116620/keshun-freeman" target="_blank">KeShun Freeman</a>'s spot on <a href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12020110/oklahoma-sooners-samaje-perine-headlines-true-freshman-all-america-team" target="_blank">ESPN's Freshman All-America team</a>. Against Power 5 opponents, Tech had a sack rate of just 4.1 percent -- the eighth-worst of any Power 5 team. And those numbers made a big difference. </p><p></p><p>This season, Tech had six games in which it recorded at least two sacks. It was 6-0 in those games and opposing quarterbacks completed 58 percent of their throws with six touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The defense allowed an average of 18 points per game. </p><p></p><p>In the seven games in which Tech had zero or one sack, the Yellow Jackets were 4-3 and the opposing QBs completed 67 percent of their throws with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions. Tech's D surrendered an average of 31 points per game in those contests. </p><p></p><p>There could be some potentially good news on that front for Georgia Tech as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says <a href="http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/513706/jabari-hunt-days" target="_blank">Jabari Hunt-Days</a> could<a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/hunt-days-status-for-techs-bowl-game-in-air/njSqQ/" target="_blank"> potentially return</a> to action after sitting out the fall semester for academic reasons. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/78510/acc-morning-links-techs-pass-rush" target="_blank">http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/78510/acc-morning-links-techs-pass-rush</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AE 87, post: 114855, member: 195"] 'snippet] The lack of a serious pass rush was an ongoing problem for Georgia Tech -- despite [URL='http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/3116620/keshun-freeman']KeShun Freeman[/URL]'s spot on [URL='http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/12020110/oklahoma-sooners-samaje-perine-headlines-true-freshman-all-america-team']ESPN's Freshman All-America team[/URL]. Against Power 5 opponents, Tech had a sack rate of just 4.1 percent -- the eighth-worst of any Power 5 team. And those numbers made a big difference. This season, Tech had six games in which it recorded at least two sacks. It was 6-0 in those games and opposing quarterbacks completed 58 percent of their throws with six touchdowns and 11 interceptions. The defense allowed an average of 18 points per game. In the seven games in which Tech had zero or one sack, the Yellow Jackets were 4-3 and the opposing QBs completed 67 percent of their throws with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions. Tech's D surrendered an average of 31 points per game in those contests. There could be some potentially good news on that front for Georgia Tech as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says [URL='http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/513706/jabari-hunt-days']Jabari Hunt-Days[/URL] could[URL='http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/hunt-days-status-for-techs-bowl-game-in-air/njSqQ/'] potentially return[/URL] to action after sitting out the fall semester for academic reasons. [url]http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/78510/acc-morning-links-techs-pass-rush[/url] [/QUOTE]
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