Sept. 12, 2014
GameDay Central • 2014 Media Guide • Season Statistics • #InfographicNotes • Depth Chart • Fan Guide |
GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (2-0) vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES (1-1) Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 • 12:03 p.m. ET • Atlanta, Ga. • Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000) |
TV: FOX Sports South (RSN Listings) • Radio: 1230 AM / 98.9 FM / GT Radio Network • Satellite: Sirius 92 / XM 194 |
Georgia Tech (2-0) returns home to host Georgia Southern in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Saturday’s game will kick at 12:03 p.m. ET on the ACC’s regional sports networks, including FOX Sports South, and can be seen on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
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GAMEDAY ADVISORY
If you are picking up tickets at Will Call tomorrow, please arrive early. We have more than NINE boxes of will call tickets to distribute. The GT Ticket Office will open at 8:30 a.m.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
7 a.m. – Parking lots open
8:30 a.m. – GT Ticket Office opens
9 a.m. – WreckFest
10 a.m. – Yellow Jacket Alley
10 a.m. – Stadium Gates open
12:00 p.m. – Georgia Tech takes the field
12:03 p.m. – Kickoff of #GASOvsGT
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HONORARY CAPTAIN
A familiar face will be recognized as Honorary Captain before Saturday’s home game vs. Georgia Southern. You may have seen him standing on the Georgia Tech sidelines, ushering players and coaches on and off the field. And many of you may remember him from his playing days at Georgia Tech, where he was a four-year letterwinner from 1979-82.
Captain Samuel Brown, who was a defensive back with the Yellow Jackets, was the team captain as a senior in 1982 when Georgia Tech finished 6-5. He later spent time with the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonvillle Bulls (USFL).
Brown would later earn his bachelor’s of science in criminal justice from Columbus State.
For the last 19 years, Captain Brown has been part of the Georgia Tech Football Security detail, spending gamedays on the Tech sidelines and traveling with the team on road trips. He is currently the Recruiting Coordinator / Off-Duty Coordinator for the Georgia State Patrol Department of Public Safety. He and his wife, Adrienne, have been married for 21 years and have two children.
UNIQUE COMPANY
When Paul Johnson takes the field for Saturday’s game against Georgia Southern, he will become the 10th active FBS head coach to coach against his former team. Johnson, in his seventh season at Georgia Tech, was an assistant coach at Georgia Southern from 1983-86 and was later the Eagles head coach from 1997-2001, posting a 62-10 overall record. While in Statesboro, he was a part of our of Georgia Southern’s six national titles.
HEAD COACH | CURRENT SCHOOL | FORMER SCHOOL(S) | LAST MEETING | RESULT |
Randy Edsall | Maryland | UConn | Sept. 14, 2013 | W, 32-21 |
Kirk Ferentz | Iowa | Maine | Aug. 30, 2008 | W, 46-3 |
Brady Hoke | Michigan | San Diego State | Sept. 24, 2011 | W, 28-7 |
Paul Johnson | Georgia Tech | Georgia Southern | Sept. 13, 2014 | |
Mike London | Virginia | Richmond | Sept. 1, 2012 | W, 43-19 |
Rocky Long | San Diego State | New Mexico | Nov. 2, 2013 | W, 35-30 |
Gus Malzahn | Auburn | Arkansas State | Sept. 7, 2013 | W, 38-9 |
Nick Saban | Alabama | LSU | Nov. 9, 2013 | W, 38-17 |
Michigan State | Jan. 1, 2011 | W, 49-7 | ||
Steve Spurrier | South Carolina | Florida | Nov. 16, 2013 | W, 19-14 |
Mark Whipple | UMass | New Haven | Sept. 23, 2000 | W, 39-29 |
NEW @GTATHLETICS GAME DAY APP (Download: App Store | Google Play)
Georgia Tech Athletics joined forces with IMG and SportsLabs to develop the Georgia Tech Gameday app to keep Yellow Jackets fans connected to the action while on campus or watching from home. The Georgia Tech Gameday App will replace the current official app for Georgia Tech Athletics.
The Georgia Tech Gameday App is packed with robust social, on-campus and stat-driven features that enhance the gameday experience by delivering: free live game audio; real-time Instagram and Twitter feeds from the team and fans; the official game-day guide with key times, events and need-to-know information including stadium maps and parking to plan the day; live conference and Top 25 scores, real-time stats; opt-in alerts for weather updates, pre-game events, play-by-play information and more.
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