Teams: Syracuse Orange (3-4, 1-2) vs #7/7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-0, 4-0)
Day & Time: Saturday, October 25, 12:00 pm
Location: Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, GA
Line: Syracuse is a +17.5 underdog according
to Fanduel’s odds.
TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN
Radio: Cuse.com, TK 99/105, WAER 88.3, SiriusXM 381
Rivalry: 4-2, Georgia Tech
Current Streak: 1, Syracuse
First Meeting: The first meeting between these two teams didn’t come until 2001 when the programs faced off in the Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It wasn’t a classic, with the then No. 10 Yellow Jackets winning a defensive battle 13-7. The lone touchdown for Syracuse came via a quarterback rush by some guy named Troy Nunes.
Last Meeting: Kyle McCord threw for 381 yards and four touchdowns as the Orange offense put on a show at home against Georgia Tech. The Orange upset the No. 23 Yellow Jackets 31-28.
Head Coaches: Syracuse: Fran Brown (second year, 13-7) | Georgia Tech: Brent Key (third year, 25-16)
Coach Bio: Key was a four-year starter at Georgia Tech playing right guard. He immediately went into coaching after his college career, staying in Atlanta as a graduate assistant before getting his first full-time assistant job with Western Carolina. Key then moved to UCF to coach alongside George O’Leary, who Key played under at Georgia Tech. He stayed with the Knights for 10 years, working his way up the UCF coaching hierarchy. He was eventually named Assistant Head Coach in his final three seasons.
Key was fired from UCF after a messy 2015 season where the Knights went 0-12. He moved to Alabama to take over the offensive line coaching duties from Mario Cristobal. He stayed in Tuscaloosa for three years before returning to his alma mater Georgia Tech. Key immediately became assistant head coach, offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Yellow Jackets. After Geoff Collins was fired four games into the 2022 season, Key took over as interim head coach and rallied Georgia Tech to a 4-4 record to close out the year. He was named permanent head coach of the Yellow Jackets a few days after the season ended.
Last Year: Georgia Tech’s up-and-down season was highlighted by a win over a No. 10 Florida State team that many thought were good and a win over No. 4 Miami. The Yellow Jackets finished 6-6 and played in the Birmingham Bowl against Vanderbilt. Georgia Tech lost 35-27.
Last Game: Georgia Tech overcame a slow offensive start to put up 17 points in the fourth quarter against Duke to win 27-18.
“Fear Me, I’ve Killed Hundreds of Timelords”: Haynes King has 1,176 passing yards on 70.6% passing but only has four passing touchdowns. He makes his impact on the ground with 560 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns.
If Syracuse Wins: Fantastic. Now we know Georgia Tech needs to be ranked to defeat them.
If Syracuse Loses: We’re no longer going to Atlanta.
Fun Fact: Syracuse is tied for fifth in the nation and first in the ACC among first time starters. Braheem Long became the 15th player for the Orange to start their first game this season.
