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A Georgia Tech linebacker, Bruce Jordan-Swilling was born Sept. 22, 1997. He graduated from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans. Jordan-Swilling's dad is Pat Swilling, a former Georgia Tech linebacker and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Jordan-Swilling will be a sophomore in the 2018 season and is leading the competition to start at one of the two inside linebacker positions. Jordan-Swilling's brother, Tre, is a redshirt freshman defensive back for the Yellow Jackets. Jordan-Swilling
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Sept 4, 2018

Georgia Tech cornerback Lamont Simmons and linebacker Bruce Jordan-Swilling will be available for the Yellow Jackets’ game at South Florida on Saturday, coach Paul Johnson said Tuesday.

Simmons is returning from a hamstring injury. He was a candidate to start coming into the season after playing as the No. 3 cornerback last season. Johnson said that he wasn’t sure how Simmons would fit into the depth chart, as he hadn’t practiced in three weeks.

“You don’t just slide him back in there,” Johnson said. “He’ll have to earn his way back.”

Jordan-Swilling also missed the season opener against Alcorn State on Saturday after suffering an injury while riding a scooter. Jordan-Swilling is listed as the backup to David Curry at one of the inside linebacker spots.

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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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