One of many prime video games of the 2024 Faculty Soccer season was the showdown on Black Friday between Georgia Tech and Georgia. The Yellow Jackets raced out to an enormous lead (that most likely may have been larger) early, Georgia fought again to shut the hole, Georgia Tech had a double-digit lead within the 4th quarter, however in the end misplaced in eight overtimes to the Bulldogs. Ever since being named the full-time head coach after the 2022 season, Brent Key has been shut twice of upsetting Kirby Good and successful the sport, a rivalry sport that Georgia Tech has not received since 2016.
This season has an opportunity to be the best stakes matchup on this rivalry in fairly a while. A lot so, that 247Sports analyst Cody Nagel listed it as one of many ten most anticipated non-conference matchups of the 2025 season:
“The Clear, Outdated-Customary Hate rivalry delivered one of the thrilling video games of 2024 when Georgia rallied from an 18-point deficit to defeat Georgia Tech 44-42 in an epic eight-overtime showdown. The Bulldogs have received seven consecutive conferences within the rivalry, however the Yellow Jackets have closed the hole a bit lately beneath head coach Brent Key. The 2 foes meet for the 119th time on Nov. 29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.”
This could possibly be the most effective probability that Georgia Tech has needed to defeat Georgia since 2016. Georgia Tech is returning Haynes King, Jamal Haynes, and a number of starters up entrance on the offensive line. They’ll should discover a new defensive coordinator in gentle of the information of Tyler Santucci leaving for the Baltimore Ravens, however Georgia Tech has the leaders and gamers, to not point out the schedule to assist them contend within the ACC in 2025. They might arrive at Mercedes Benz Stadium on the finish of the season to face Georgia with quite a bit on the road.
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