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Monday, July 24, 2006
Tech has ACC’s attention
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A few observations from speaking with Joe Anoai and Calvin Johnson this weekend at the ACC football preseason news conference:
Anoai is really excited about his senior season; not just because of the talent on the defensive line and the fact it’s his senior season but also because he finally feels healthy. He said his shoulder and ankle problems meant he was never 100 percent as a junior. He might be the only guy at Georgia Tech who took something good away from that Emerald Bowl game against Utah; the rest between the season and the bowl game allowed him to heal enough that he was able to regain much of his health, and the resulting performance inspired him by reminding him how good he could be.
Johnson continues to give the same answer to the question of what he’ll do after his junior season: “When I came here I wanted to get my degree. I still want to get my degree from Tech. That’s where I’m headed right now. We’ll see what happens at the end of the year, but that’s still where I’m going.”
I’ve been at ACC media gatherings where the Tech players sat around while reporters interviewed the stars of other teams. That wasn’t the case this year. Calvin Johnson is a big story league-wide, and Tech’s opener against Notre Dame is generating publicity, too.
