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Georgia Tech’s season opener moved to Aug. 29
Georgia Tech football’s 2025 season opener at Colorado, originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 30, has been moved to Friday, Aug. 29. The game will be televised nationally on a FOX or ESPN network. TV arrangements and kickoff time will be announced in the coming months. The Friday opener will mark the second-straight season that Georgia Tech kicks off the season in a premium TV window. Last season, the Yellow Jackets kicked off the college football campaign with a 24-21 victory over No. 10 Florida State in Ireland.
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Brent Key Press Conference On Early Signing Day
"I'm really excited about this class. It's the one we've been working on really for several years. In this case, four years out as far as recruiting guys. Right now, we're 22 signings in. Cool thing is 15 of those guys from the state of Georgia, six are still in the playoffs playing. So that's important to us to be able to have guys that-- the pedigree comes from a championship high school, too, in a quality high school program. It really bodes well for their future as far as expectations of what it takes to win."
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Haynes' Last Minute Gallop Lifts Tech Over UNC
Jamal Haynes’ game-winning 68-yard TD run with just 16 seconds left lifted Tech to a thrilling 41-34 win over North Carolina Saturday at Kenan Stadium. Georgia Tech (5-2, 3-2 ACC), which led 34-24 with less than four minutes to go, saw UNC (3-4, 0-3 ACC) score 10 points in a 2:43 span to tie the game at 34-apiece on a 26-yard field goal with 44 seconds remaining. On the second play of the Yellow Jackets’ ensuing possession, Haynes burst through a hole and left a line of Tar Heels in his wake.
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Tech Early Signing Day live updates: Who has signed with the Jackets?
Georgia Tech is announcing members of it 2025 signing class throughout the day Wednesday. Tech is expected to ink a top-20 class nationally and second-best class in the ACC. Ahead of Wednesday, 24 high school seniors had committed to play for the Yellow Jackets in 2025. Shane Marshall (RB; Irwin County): Marshall (5-foot-11, 205 pounds) had been committed to Minnesota before signing with Tech on Wednesday. The three-star has rushed for 1,817 yards and 28 touchdowns this season.
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Georgia Tech Fights Valiantly, Falls Short In Historic 8OT Game At UGA
Four hours and 18 minutes, 86 points and 8 overtimes… In a thrilling showdown that will be remembered for years to come, Georgia Tech faced off against the #7 Georgia Bulldogs in a historic football game that stretched into eight overtimes. The atmosphere at Sanford Stadium was electric, with fans from both sides filled with anticipation for the latest chapter in this fierce rivalry known as “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate.” Tech jumped to an impressive start, leading 17-0 at halftime. QB Haynes King threw for 303 yards and rushing for another 110.
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Georgia HC Kirby Smart Presser Previewing Georgia Tech
"This is the first time in all the years I’ve been at Georgia that we’ve started the week so early. " Smart praised Tech QB, Aaron Philo, calling him “sensational,” and acknowledged the improvements in Tech’s defense, which he noted had “upgraded through the portal” and excelled in disguise packages. Smart said Brent Key is “one of the best in the country at running a program.” Dillon Bell and Anthony Evans (both injured) are getting better. He thinks they will be “good to go.” Smart said Tech OC Buster Faulkner “helped make me a better coach.”
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By The Skin Of Their Teeth - Tech Undefeated At Bobby Dodd
On a chilly football weather night at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Georgia Tech had the game in hand…until they didn’t. The Yellow Jackets had struggled all game to get much going on offense settling for three field goals with their only score coming on a short field pick six early in the game. But, they had held onto a nine point lead well into the fourth quarter thanks to a stingy defense that repeatedly stifled the North Carolina State offense. The fourth quarter, though, is NC State’s comfort zone, where they have dominated all season.
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Georgia Tech Hosts NC State For ESPN Thursday Night Football
Georgia Tech is still riding the high from their last home game, a thrilling (28-23) upset of then undefeated and #4 ranked Miami. They’ve had a nice 12 day rest since then with a Thursday night matchup coming at Bobby Dodd Stadium against NC State. The Yellow Jackets hold a record of 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are looking to become the first Tech team in 25 years to go undefeated at home. Quarterback Haynes King has been effective, throwing for 1,600 yards this season with nine touchdowns and just one interception.
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Tech Stuns Unbeaten No 4 Miami Becoming Bowl Eligible
The Hurricanes came into Bobby Dodd Stadium undefeated at 9-0, ranked #4. DraftKings had them as a 12.5-point favorite. Quarterback Haynes King was a game time decision with a shoulder injury and wound up splitting time with redshirt freshman Aaron Philo. The Yellow Jackets were successful in large part because of the running game putting up 271 yards on the ground against the nation’s No. 8 ranked rushing defense. Miami had been allowing just 95.2 yards per game. This was the most by far that they had given up all season.
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Tech Hosts Undefeated Miami For Homecoming Saturday at Noon
Georgia Tech has their work cut out for them as they host the No. 4 unbeaten Miami Hurricanes Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium in another ACC matchup. Miami enters with an impressive record of 9-0 coming off a 53-31 victory at home over Duke. The Hurricanes have been a powerhouse on offense, averaging 556.9 yards per game, leading the nation in scoring with 47.4 points per game. Quarterback Cam Ward has thrown for over 2,500 yards, 4 TD passes against just five interceptions.
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Kyron Drones 3 TDs helps Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 21-6
Kyron Drones threw a touchdown pass, rushed for a score, and caught a TD pass to lead Virginia Tech to a 21-6 victory over Georgia Tech Saturday. Tech (5-4, 3-3) struggled offensively without injured starting quarterback Haynes King, who missed his second straight game. The Yellow Jackets finished with 356 total yards in losing their second straight game. The Hokies (5-3, 3-1 ACC), won their third straight game.
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Yellow Jackets Fall 31-13 to 11th-Ranked Irish
Making his first start in nearly two years, Georgia Tech quarterback Zach Pyron threw for 269 yards and accounted for 314 yards of total offense – both career highs – but it was not enough to overcome No. 12/11 Notre Dame in a 31-13 loss to the Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Playing in place of injured starter Haynes King, Pyron completed 20-of-36 passes for 269 yards and a score and ran 13 times for a team-high 45 yards in a valiant performance.
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Tech Duo Earns ACC
Player of the Week Awards
Georgia Tech redshirt juniors Jamal Haynes and Keylan Rutledge have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Running Back and Offensive Lineman of the Week, respectively, for their roles in the Yellow Jackets’ 41-34 ACC win at North Carolina on Saturday. Haynes rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns, including one of college football’s signature plays of the season to date,, the game-winning 68-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter as Tech knocked off UNC.
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2025 Football Schedule
(2024 Record) Overall 7-5/ ACC 5-3 / Home 5-1 / Away 1-4 / Neutral 1-0 / 5th Place
(2023 Record) Overall 7-6/ ACC 5-3 / Home 3-4 / Away 3-2 / Neutral 1-0 / 4th Place
Friday, August 29
@ Colorado Buffaloes
TBA
Folsom Field,
Boulder, CO
Saturday, September 6
vs Gardner-Webb
Runnin’ Bulldogs
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 13
vs Clemson Tigers
(ACC)
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 20
vs Temple Owls
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 27
@ Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
(ACC)
TBA
Allegacy Federal
Credit Union Stadium,
Winston-Salem, NC
Saturday, October 11
vs Virginia Tech Hokies
(ACC)
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, October 18
@ Duke Blue Devils
(ACC)
TBA
Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium,
Durham, NC
Saturday, October 25
vs vs Syracuse Orange
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Thursday, November 1
@ North Carolina
State Wolfpack
TBA
Carter-Finley Stadium,
Raleigh, NC
Saturday, November 5
@ Boston College Eagles
TBA
Alumni Stadium,
Chestnut Hill, MA
Thursday, November 22
vs Pittsburgh Panthers
TBA
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Friday, November 28
vs Georgia Bulldogs
TBA
Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
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