Georgia Tech linebacker E.J. Lightsey said of the 16-9 loss to Georgia: “This is one of the games you look forward to, look forward to winning. Came up short.”

Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King came to Atlanta as a cast-off and leaves a Yellow Jacket hero.

Georgia topped Georgia Tech for the eighth straight time in the annual rivalry matchup, winning a defensive battle 16-9.

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Brent Key is in his third full season as Tech’s coach, and will be coaching his 46th game Friday when the Yellow Jackets play No. 4 Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Each week, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution looks at how Georgia Tech football commitments are faring during their respective senior seasons.

“You talk about being able to overcome adversity? He’s somebody that’s come through a lot of adversity,” Tech coach Brent Key said of Lightsey.

The Yellow Jackets (9-2) are looking to break that long run of losses to UGA. And a win Friday would keep their faint CFP hopes alive.

It has been nine long years since Tech has beaten Georgia. If the Bulldogs win again Friday, UGA will match the record for the longest win streak by either team in the series.

Georgia Tech fell from No. 16 to No. 23 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.