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Jackets Open ACC Play at Pitt

Nationally televised showdown in Tampa set for Saturday at high noon

Georgia Tech Football (1-1, 0-0 ACC) at Pitt (1-1, 0-0 ACC)
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 • 12:30 p.m. • Pittsburgh, Pa. • Heinz Field (68,400)

TV: RSN (In Atlanta: Fox Sports South) | Where to Watch | Watch Online

Radio: Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network | Where to Listen (In Atlanta: The Sports X 1230 AM/106.3 FM) | Sirius 105 / XM 392 | Listen Online | GT Gameday App | TuneIn

Gameday Central | Game Notes/Depth Charts | 2018 GT Football Info Guide

Top Storylines

• Georgia Tech opens Atlantic Coast Conference play with a key Coastal Division matchup at Pitt on Saturday.

• The Yellow Jackets are coming off a disappointing 49-38 loss at USF last Saturday. Tech led by 10 points in the fourth quarter but saw USF score 21 unanswered points to close the game.

• Last Saturday’s loss was Georgia Tech’s sixth in a row away from Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Jackets have squandered double-digit leads in five of those six defeats.

• The six-game skid in games played away from home is the Yellow Jackets’ longest since it lost seven-straight road tilts from 1994-95.

• Tech opens its 36th season of ACC play on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets are 20-15 all-time in ACC openers.

• The Jackets are opening conference play against Pitt for the second year in a row. Last season, GT stomped the Panthers, 35-17 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. BB KirVonte Benson and QB TaQuon Marshall each ran for over 100 yards (196 and 112, respectively) in the rout.

Yellow Jackets quarterback TaQuon Marshall (16) dives for a 32-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh Panthers. Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsSep 23, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback TaQuon Marshall (16) dives for a 32-yard touchdown against Pittsburgh Panthers defensive back Damar Hamlin (3) in the first quarter at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
TaQuon Marshall soars into the end zone as part of his 112-yard rushing performance during last year’s 35-17 win over Pitt at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

 

• Georgia Tech trails the all-time series against Pitt, 7-5, but has won 3-of-5 matchups since the Panthers joined the ACC in 2013.

• Georgia Tech’s offense is one of the nation’s best through two games this season, averaging 429.0 rushing yards (first nationally), 572.5 total yards (12th nationally) and 39.5 points per contest.

• The Yellow Jackets’ high-powered offense will be without the services of Benson beginning on Saturday, as head coach Paul Johnson announced on Tuesday that the junior A-back will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a knee injury sustained last Saturday at USF.