The game against Maryland was a game of lessons learned. So, what did the Yellow Jackets learn?
1. Tevin Washington should not carry the load offensively. He has done tremendously well distributing the ball to the team's playmakers. That needs to continue.
2. The defense can be very good when it wants to be.
3. When everyone on offense is doing their job, Ga Tech can score at will.
Highlights
Tevin Washington unfortunately held onto the ball a bit too much, rushing for 120 yards on 32 carries. That is WAY TOO MANY carries. He needs to be confident in the pitch and know that it'll be there. For the third consecutive game the Yellow Jackets won without having a dominant passing game. Washington was only able to complete 6/19 passes for 114 yards and had an interception in the end zone, at the end of the first half. You may look at these stats and say there is no way the Yellow Jackets won this game, but THEY DID.
The running game started out dominant as usual, but tailed off in the second half, mostly due to Washington's keeping the ball. B-back David Sims did have an effective game rushing for 83 yards on 17 carries. The phenomenal A-back Orwin Smith was very effective, but only got 4 touches in the game and rished for 41 yards and a touchdown. The team as a whole accumulated 272 yards on the ground.
The defense showed up big time in this game. Julian Burnett was yet again a tackling machine and recorded over 10 tackles. Both cornerbacks for the Yellow Jackets stepped up and made big plays in the game and both recorded and interception as well. Quayshawn Nealy filled in admirably for the hurt Daniel Drummond and showed that he may be earning a starting spot soon. Defensive Coordinator Al Groh did change his defense up a bit with the injuries on the team, and it seemed to work very well. One can only hope these changes only help progress a young and improving defensive unit.
Next Opponent: @ Virginia (Oct. 15, 2011)
The Yellow Jackets enter the game undefeated and ranked #12 in the country. However, Georgia Tech's history at Charlottesville is not a good one. The Yellow Jackets have won there once since the 1990 National Championship team. However, this is a different Georgia Tech team. If they play up to their abilities and avoid stupid mistakes, then they should win this game fairly easy.
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