The top 20 college football fight songs - GT #3

"I'm a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech" is the #3 Fight Song in all of College Sports! Here are the rankings from foxsports.com.



msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/8237972/The-top-20-college-football-fight-songs

Georgia Tech defense excited about changes

The Georgia Tech defense in 2008 will look a little different when they take the field vs. Jacksonville State. Here is an article on Coach Wommack and HIS style that he brought to Georgia Tech.



http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/gatech/stories/2008/06/24/gatechfoot_0625.html

Jackets will feature young players

Jackets will feature young players



By MATT WINKELJOHN

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 06/22/08

If Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson had his way, he would repeat the Adrian Peterson experience with the Yellow Jackets.

Peterson rushed for 6,559 yards from 1998-2001 at Georgia Southern, where Johnson was his coach, and set 118 NCAA, conference or school records. But he wasn't good enough to avoid being redshirted as a freshman in '97.

MCT (ENLARGE)

Defensive back Morgan Burnett will start at safety, despite showing impressive play while playing at the cornerback position.

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"I can promise you he was way better that fifth year than he would have been that first year," Johnson said. "You'd like to be in a position where unless they're extremely gifted and talented you redshirt them all. I don't think we have that luxury right now."

Tech will have about 74 players on scholarship this fall, 11 below the maximum as a result of player attrition and NCAA sanctions which limited the number of scholarships Tech was able to award for a few years.

The Jackets will eventually catch up in scholarships. In the meantime, young players will play sooner this fall than they might in a few years.

"My philosophy is if guys come in and they're good enough to play and play meaningful minutes, then you play them. I think that's going to happen more early until we can build up the numbers," Johnson said. "We're going to have some freshmen play. By sheer numbers, we're going to have to."

 

Walk-ons welcome

Speaking of young players and ways to stockpile them, Johnson wants to amp up the Jackets' walk-on program. "I think as we get going, and we help a couple walk-ons and the high school coaches realize that and the kids realize that, then the walk-on program is going to get better and better," Johnson said. "This year, we have several walk-ons coming in who had scholarship offers to other places, smaller schools or maybe schools farther from home. "I want to develop relationships with high school coaches. Hopefully, it will pay dividends. There are a lot of high school coaches that played for us at Georgia Southern."

 

Burnett safe at safety

If you think sophomore Morgan Burnett played well at cornerback late last season after playing chiefly as a reserve safety before that, Johnson agrees. But Burnett will start at safety, and not just because seniors Djay Jones and Jamal Lewis departed. So is that the position Burnett plays best, or the position where Tech needs him most? "Where he fits best and where we need him most are the same thing," the coach said. "I think he's a natural safety."

Johnson said he couldn't think of any players changing positions relative to where they finished spring practice, but needs might change later.

Even if offensive linemen Cord Howard and A.J. Smith are healthy when camp begins, Johnson said former defensive lineman David Brown — who played a few snaps last season as a tight end — will begin as the No. 1 right tackle.

 

Johnson, Falcons' Smith catch up

Johnson and Falcons coach Mike Smith have been friends for years,and spent time together recently at a charity function in Savannah.

"When he was at Tennessee Tech and I was coaching at Hawaii, we'd stay in the same hotel in Atlanta on recruiting trips," Johnson said. "When I was [coach] at Navy, I talked to him about being defensive coordinator. He was with the Ravens at the time. He stayed in the NFL. It worked out for him pretty good."

 

Wide receiver slot filled

When wide receiver Jeremy Moore of Austin, Texas, committed to the Jackets last week, that sewed up Tech's recruiting at that position. "We're only going to take one wide receiver," said Johnson, who has explained that some players who don't work out at quarterback will likely end up at defensive back or wide receiver in the future.

Clint Castleberry - Georgia Tech

Here is a GREAT peice about Clint Castleberry and his legacy in College Football.

 

 

Brooks' Single Goal Is to Win Punting Job

Here is the link to an article on Durant Brooks and his goal of being the Punter for the Washington Redskins this season!



www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp

ESPN: Face of the Program

ESPN unveiled their "Face of the Program" for schools A-I. They have chosen Bobby Dodd as the face of Georgia Tech's Football program. 



Here is piece from the article,







"In recognition of a higher and more noble aspect of college coaching … a style that emphasizes something more than winning the game … a belief that that the game of football should be kept in perspective with college life in general." -- 



Award certificate presented to the winner of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award.



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/face/team

Freshman Are Here

Well, the recruiting class of 2008 is here! All of the signees, including several invited walk-ons have just finished their Freshman Orientation. We are very excited for these young men not only for their athletic potential, but for their academic and personal potential as well. After 2 days, these guys have already formed a strong bond after coming together from all over the country.



They start class and workouts on Monday and will have about 6 weeks of prep before school and preseason camp starts. This is a very talented group and we cannot wait to see them achieve on and off the field.

A Mighty Heart

There is a feature article on ESPN.com today covering the story of the Walls brothers. Levi, Lance, And Logan are all members of the Georgia Tech football team and this article covers their story of how they all ended up playing for the Yellow Jackets!



http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/index

Preseason Awards

A couple Georgia Tech Football players have been named to some Preseason All-American Lists. Here is a list of who has been named:



Vance Walker

Preseason 1st Team All-American - Lindy's

#1 Rated DT in the Nation - Lindy's

#43 - Top 50 NFL Prospects - Lindy's

Preseason 2nd Team All-American - Athlon Sports



Michael Johnson

#12 Rated DE in the Nation - Lindy's

#13 - Top 50 NFL Prospects - Lindy's



Andrew Gardner

Preseason 3rd Team All-American - Athlon Sports



#5 Defensive Line in the Nation - Lindy's

 

A Great Four Days of Camp

We just finished our 4th day of camp! It was hot out there each day, but the players that came out to each practice worked through the heat and GOT BETTER!

We 1st had the OL/DL camp and had over 100 lineman work out at the Rose Bowl Fields. Through individual periods, 1 on 1's, and the dreaded obstacle course, these determined football players pushed themselves to their limit and learned a lot of football.



As of an hour ago, we finished our SKILL camp! With just under 200 guys participating from states as far away as New Jersey and Texas, it was one of the most competitive camps ever. These skill players took part in a number of stations that worked everything from pass routes to man coverage. It was hot out there each session, but overall it was a GREAT CAMP!



Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! Hope to have some pictures from summer workouts up soon.