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Saturday, September 29, 2007
One down, plenty more to go
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wow. This is my fourth season covering Georgia Tech football, and I’ve never seen the defense any more fired up than it was today against No. 13 Clemson. Philip Wheeler and Jahi Word-Daniels and Anthony Barnes were throwing their bodies at ballcarriers time after time.
This is the defense I expected to see from these guys. The 13-3 victory over the Tigers was quite an accomplishment.
But can they keep it up? That’s the challenge, because this must-win game was just the first of six in ACC play if the Yellow Jackets are to retain their Coastal Division title and play for the ACC championship.
Tech won’t get there unless something can restore the confidence Taylor Bennett seems to have lost. Bennett was really struggling out there (and getting little help at times from some of his receivers).
A great victory for Tech, an amazing performance on special teams, especially by D.J. Donley and a gutsy, gutsy effort by Tashard Choice. But defense, special teams and a talented and charismatic tailback can’t do it all. There has to be at least some passing game. If that appears, this could still be a special team.
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