Georgia Tech freshman offensive tackle Jahaziel Lee will stay in the starting lineup, coach Paul Johnson said Tuesday.
Lee made his starting debut against Georgia Southern as a result of injuries to tackles Trey Klock and Andrew Marshall. For Techās game against Duke Saturday, Marshall will be available and is expected to start at right tackle. Lee would be at left tackle, nudging Eason Fromayan and Klock down the depth chart. Klock had started the first two games of the season before he was sidelined with an ankle injury. He can play, offensive line coach Mike Sewak said, āif we need him.ā
āJahaziel will start again this week,ā Johnson said. āI think heās earned it.ā
It was a confirmation of a comment that Johnson made last week that, in his mind, Lee would be the starter until he was beaten out.
Against Georgia Southern, Lee showed quickness in being able to release off the line and block linebackers, an assignment often necessary to spring running plays.
āI think heāll have a bright future,ā quarterback Justin Thomas said last week. āThatās just one start out of many, I think.ā
Freshman guard Parker Braun will get his third consecutive start at left guard. Lee and Braun are just the third and fourth first-year freshmen offensive linemen to start at Tech in Johnsonās nine-year tenure.
āParkerās probably been one of our better players up there,ā Johnson said. āSo I think the more they play, the better theyāre going to get.ā
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