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Notes: Butker 2-for-3 in scrimmage

Aug 9, 2014

Georgia Tech kicker Harrison Butker made two of three field goals Saturday, converting attempts from 44 and 21 yards and coming up short from 46. … Coach Paul Johnson told the team following the scrimmage that it needed to improve its conditioning, A-back Synjyn Days said. Defensive coordinator Ted Roof echoed the sentiment in an interview.

After 11 practices over 10 consecutive days, the team will have Sunday off. By vote of seniors, players went to see the movie “Guardians of the Galaxy” after the scrimmage. … About 1,000 fans attended the scrimmage, which was limited to season-ticket holders and students. … Quote of the day, from Roof, on twins Lawrence and Lance Austin: “One’s got longer chin hair than the other. So if they both shave, I’m in trouble.”

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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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