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5 things to know about Georgia Tech on Thursday

Justin Thomas was 5-for-8 for 90 yards on third downs against Boston College. (Patrick Bolger/Getty Images)

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Justin Thomas was 5-for-8 for 90 yards on third downs against Boston College. (Patrick Bolger/Getty Images)
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Sept 8, 2016

1. Freshman B-backs Dedrick Mills and KirVonte Benson will not play in Saturday's home opener against Mercer. The two were suspended by coach Paul Johnson for violation of team rules.

2. From A (Attaouchu, Jeremiah) to Y (Young, Louis), how all 26 former Tech players who were in NFL camps this preseason fared . (Spoiler: Demaryius Thomas made the Broncos roster. Speaking of which, he and former Tech defensive tackle Adam Gotsis will be in the season opener Thursday night against Carolina.)

3. A more in-depth look at the Tech passing game, which rescued the Jackets against Boston College, but, Johnson said, can still be better. "We missed a ton in the passing game," he said. From Doug Roberson

4. The Jackets have practiced better this week , Johnson said, but what he's not exactly sure what that means for Saturday.

5. Mercer coach Bobby Lamb shared his thoughts on Georgia Tech with local media. 3 notes of interest , as culled by Doug Roberson.

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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