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Big Weekend for Georgia Tech FootballBig Weekend for Georgia Tech Football

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:51:06 -0400

Big Weekend for Georgia Tech FootballBig Weekend for Georgia Tech Football:

By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily

This is a big weekend for Georgia Tech football, the likes of which doesn’t come along often and especially not so early in a season.

There was the unveiling Friday afternoon of a statue of Bobby Dodd on Bobby Dodd Way outside of Bobby Dodd Stadium. Today, the terrific Tech teams of 1951 and ‘52 - back-to-back SEC and bowl game winners - will be honored.

Also, there is the matter of this afternoon’s game against Virginia. This one is amplified by the fact that the Yellow Jackets have already lost an ACC game.

Check out the Bobby Dodd statue we have unveiled in front of...

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:55:17 -0400

Check out the Bobby Dodd statue we have unveiled in front of Bobby Dodd Stadium. Go Jackets!

Size and Athleticism Benefits Gotsis

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:54:27 -0400

Size and Athleticism Benefits Gotsis:

by Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily -

On the subject of freshman defensive lineman Adam Gotsis – or “The Thunder from Down Under,” as some Georgia Tech coaches refer to the Australian newcomer – the first impression as he approaches is that he doesn’t look to be 6-feet-5 and 300 pounds.

With most lads that size, you might expect him to have more of a flabby physique.

The field is painted and ready to go for the Georgia Tech vs...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:36:01 -0400

The field is painted and ready to go for the Georgia Tech vs Virginia game Saturday. Go Jackets!

Georgia Tech Defensive Back Jamal Golden sat down with Wes...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:40:47 -0400

Georgia Tech Defensive Back Jamal Golden sat down with Wes Durham to discuss the Virginia game and more. Go Jackets!

My Great Great-Granddad

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:05:16 -0400

My Great Great-Granddad:

By Jon Cooper
Sting Daily

Robert Cork, aka Bobby, never saw Bobby Dodd coach. In fact, he never saw his great-grandfather at all.

But in a way, he feels very familiar with him.

The 19-year-old Cork, who is currently enrolled as a sophomore at Georgia Tech — he’s majoring in biomedical engineering — has heard plenty of stories over the years about Dodd, however.

Best Laid Plans

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:04:32 -0400

Best Laid Plans:

By Matt Winkeljohn

Sting Daily

It wasn’t necessarily in Jeremy Greenwald’s plans to run cross country, but you wouldn’t know it from his first outing for Georgia Tech.

As a younger lad growing up in El Paso, Texas, Greenwald’s goal was to play another sport. When that didn’t work out, he started running. Fast forward several years and here he is at Tech running for the Yellow Jackets.

Then, after redshirting last year as a freshman, he competed for the first time as a collegian nearly two weeks ago and finished sixth out of 67 runners in the UGA invite. Not bad, huh?

No Surprise

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:53:31 -0400

No Surprise:

By Jon Cooper
Sting Daily

For Becky Megesi, honors like being selected to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame, have always been for other people, not for her.

Megesi, a 2001 graduate and an assistant track and cross country coach since 2005, remembers always getting a kick out of trying to pry the nominees out of Georgia Tech Men’s Track and Field Head Coach Grover Hinsdale, who is on the selection committee.

“We talk about it sometimes at lunch. Who’s up for induction? Who’s going in every year? Grover is really good about keeping it a secret,” she said, with a laugh.

Spreading The Wealth

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:11:24 -0400

Spreading The Wealth:

By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily

Not long after Georgia Tech racked up 712 yards of offense in Saturday night’s 59-3 win over Presbyterian, head coach Paul Johnson said more good came of the game then one might think.

Chiefly, a whole lot of very young players got playing experience, much of that going to student-athletes who saw their first college action.

“A lot of freshmen played,” Johnson said. “It was good to get those guys out there so the next time they won’t be so wide-eyed and doing silly things.”

Let's Talk About Us

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:10:30 -0400

Let's Talk About Us:

By Jon Cooper
Sting Daily

There wasn’t a lot of fanfare surrounding Georgia Tech’s 59-3 win over Presbyterian on Saturday night.

The game didn’t even make the crawl across the bottom of the screen on any of the networks televising college football games until well after it went final.

That the blowout didn’t draw much buzz outside of Atlanta wasn’t a big deal. That’s not what the game was about. Head CoachPaul Johnson said as much in anticipation of it on Wednesday in his weekly press conference, when he said, “Saturday night’s about Georgia Tech.”

Loud and Clear

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:26:54 -0400

Loud and Clear:

by Jon Cooper
Sting Daily -

Kaleigh Colson is determined to have her say in how far Georgia Tech goes during the 2012 season.

That’s fine with Head Coach Tonya Johnson and the rest of the Yellow Jackets. They know that for the team to stay on the roll the team has been on in jumping out to a 5-1 start — the Jackets head to Gainesville, Fla., to play in the University of Florida Active Ankle Challenge Friday night and Saturday — they can’t have their setter settle for being a silent partner.

“The thing we’ve been talking about to Kaleigh since she took over the starting spot is trying to be more vocal and have a presence on the court,” said Head Coach Tonya Johnson. “I think she’s doing a really nice job with that.”

Great photo from our assistant SID Marcus Dittmer of Bobby Dodd...

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:16:18 -0400

Great photo from our assistant SID Marcus Dittmer of Bobby Dodd Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 6th. Go Jackets!

Check out this interview between Wes Durham and R-Sophomore...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:31:04 -0400

Check out this interview between Wes Durham and R-Sophomore A-back BJ Bostic. Go Jackets!

Youth Will Be Serving

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:52:40 -0400

Youth Will Be Serving:

By Jon Cooper
Sting Daily

The Southern Intercollegiate Championships are billed as “the oldest fall collegiate tennis event in America.” (It began in 1968 and last year featured 160 of the nation’s top players and 26 participating schools).

There’s no better place for the youthful Georgia Tech tennis team to cut its teeth. We’re talking young here.

The 2012 Jackets’ roster features a pair of seniors, Juan Spir and Juan Melian and six underclassmen, three of those incoming freshman. But Head Coach Kenny Thorne is optimistic as he leads his Jackets to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of the University of Georgia. The tournament begins on Friday and runs through Monday.

Almost Coming Up Aces

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:31:57 -0400

Almost Coming Up Aces:

By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily

Were you to go through the checklist with just 44 seconds left Monday night at Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech would have come up aces.

Heading into the season, a no-frills prognosticator would say that for the Yellow Jackets to improve not only from last season but the last two that they would need to be: better on defense, better on special teams and better throwing the ball.

Check, check and check*.

Here are a few photos of the brand new Georgia Tech uniforms...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 22:10:24 -0400

Here are a few photos of the brand new Georgia Tech uniforms from Russell Athletic. Go Jackets!

It is GAMEDAY Georgia Tech Football fans! Go Jackets!

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:39:52 -0400

It is GAMEDAY Georgia Tech Football fans! Go Jackets!

Ready To Roll

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:38:47 -0400

Ready To Roll:

By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily

There will be a few new faces in new places – some of them unanticipated right up until head coach Paul Johnson’s depth chart becomes real – yet when Georgia Tech plays at Virginia Tech Monday night there will be some predictables.

This game’s going to be hot.

Every GT-VT game is big. The winner of this game has for the past seven seasons gone on to represent the Coastal Division in the ACC Championship game.

Who is ready for some football? The Yellow Jackets will open the...

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:49:04 -0400

Who is ready for some football? The Yellow Jackets will open the season Monday, Sept 3 at 8 pm on ESPN. Go Jackets!

Walkosky Hopes Teams Are Special

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:43:23 -0400

Walkosky Hopes Teams Are Special:

By Matt Winkeljohn
Sting Daily

So you’re David Walkosky and you’ve landed something of a dream job but perhaps you’re not entirely sure how to feel about that because of the ying and yang of matters.

Paul Johnson chose you to be his first special teams coordinator at Georgia Tech, which can be interpreted as a sign of faith. Johnson, after all, never had one since becoming the head football coach at Tech. It was a committee job before, and he chaired that committee for four years.