Demond Smith shows up in Tech scrimmage
Georgia Tech safety Demond Smith made one of the plays of the morning, coming up in run support to stop quarterback Tim Byerly short of the first-down marker on a 4th-and-1 play.
With a veteran like Smith, “that’s what you expect: You understand situational awareness, playing within the framework of the defense, and at the same time, when you have a chance to make a play, make it,” defensive coordinator Ted Roof said. “But we missed some (Saturday), too.”
Linebacker Beau Hankins made a few well-timed blitzes to break up plays in the backfield with the second string. … Three freshmen were in with the No. 2 defense, cornerbacks Lawrence Austin and Step Durham and defensive end Tyler Merriweather. Freshman KeShun Freeman is ahead of Merriweather with the first string.
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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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