Tech return game improves
Georgia Tech’s kickoff return team produced much better Saturday night than it had in the first four games, play that coach Paul Johnson had labeled “horrendous.”
Special-teams coordinator Ray Rychleski devoted extra attention to the unit during the open week to find a fix.
In the first four games, of the 15 returns that weren’t touchbacks, only three had reached the 30-yard line, which is the team’s goal. Saturday night, Tech return specialist Jamal Golden returned Miami’s first kickoff to the Miami 38-yard line and the second to the 31. With the improved field position, Tech scored touchdowns on both possessions.
About the Author
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.
