FWIW, GT gets a nice mention in Pat Forde's Forty-Yard Dash this week.
Defense and special teams can help win football games, but an old-man quarterback and ball control also have been difference makers.
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Defense and special teams can help win football games, but an old-man quarterback and ball control also have been difference makers.
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets’ run-pass ratio
When Brent Key’s team can establish a running game and avoid over-reliance on passing, they tend to win. Average number of pass attempts in Tech’s six victories: 24.7. Average number of pass attempts in Tech’s four losses: 39.7. Run-pass ratio in wins: 63% run, 37% pass. Run-pass ratio in losses: 44% run, 55% pass.
It certainly has helped Tech when its most effective running quarterback, Haynes King, is healthy. Without him, the Jackets chucked it 86 times in consecutive losses to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Virginia Tech Hokies. When King came back for the Miami game Saturday, he ran it 20 times and threw it six, with backup Aaron Philo subbing in to throw 10 passes.
The game is three weeks down the road, but Tech’s renewed prowess at the point of attack could be bad news for a vulnerable Georgia team.