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OCT 11 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech, Jr., LB, Olney, Md.,...Registered a game-high and career-high 13 tackles in Georgia Tech's 31-27 win over Duke ... The 13 tackles tied for the fifth-most by an ACC player in a game this season ... Key stops included teaming with DE Jordan Domineck for a third-down sack that forced a punt and led to a Georgia Tech field goal early in the second quarter. - ACC Football

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ILB Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech
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09/27/21 - Charlie Thomas, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 216 (DS#31 OLB) + More +

SEPT 27 ACC CO-LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech, Jr., LB, Thomasville, Ga.,...Perhaps the biggest contributor to Georgia Tech's stellar defensive performance in Saturday night's 45-22 win over No. 21 North Carolina ... Stuffed the stat sheet with 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and eight total tackles ... Marked only the 11th time since 2000 that an ACC player recorded at least eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in a single game ... Only the second Power 5 conference player and fourth player in all of FBS with eight tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss in a game this season ... Led a defensive effort that saw Georgia Tech limit North Carolina's high-powered offense to nearly 21 points and 185 yards below its season averages entering the game. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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OLB Charlie Thomas, Georgia Tech
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09/01/21 - Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 215 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Haynes King hasn't taken a snap as Texas A&M's starting quarterback, but he's already in good company. "I'd hate to say it, but if I were coaching Joe Montana or Tom Brady, I'd still be nervous," A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher said. Kellen Mond was Fisher's starting quarterback for his first 36 games in Aggieland. Fisher said he worried about Mond's first game as his quarterback and basically every other one, especially season openers. "No matter what, those first games there's always those jitters, there's always those concerns," Fisher said. "You want to dot your i's and cross your t's as a coach to make sure you've done everything possible to put him in the best position to be successful." King and the team have put in the work and are well prepared, Fisher said.

King and A&M have all the ingredients to be a winning combination from the get-go. King is talented dual quarterback and he's surrounded by 15 returning starters, including four preseason All-Americans. King was named the starting quarterback for Saturday's season opener against Kent State because of consistency, not his ability to make plays with his legs. "It was his pocket presence and his ability to throw the ball accurately," Fisher said at Monday's press conference. "I'm still a firm believer in decision making and accuracy is how you play great football." - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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QB Haynes King, Georgia Tech
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08/27/21 - Haynes King, rSr/2026, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 215 (DS#6 QB) + More +

Freshman quarterback Haynes King will lead the Aggie offense in Texas A&M's home opener against Kent State, head coach Jimbo Fisher told ESPN 97.5 Wednesday. "Right now, Haynes will be our starter and Zach [Calzada] will be the backup, right now," Fisher said on "The Bench" morning show. "We had a great talk yesterday. I feel very comfortable with both guys. I think both guys can win and play well. I think both guys had an outstanding camp and this is the criteria of how we went through things." The 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback is in his second season at A&M and saw action in two games last year. Once the Aggies' 52-24 loss to Alabama was out of hand, King made his college debut and connected on a 17-yard pass and rushed for a team-high 43 yards. He ended the drive with an interception in the end zone. His first career touchdown was to tight end Max Wright on a 45-yard crossing route in the Aggies' 48-3 win at South Carolina. - Bryan/College Station Eagle

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QB Haynes King, Georgia Tech
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08/24/21 - Tobias Oliver, Sr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 204 (DS#103 CB) + More +

After the luxury of a full spring practice and an offseason training with his teammates, Georgia Tech cornerback Tobias Oliver feels much better about his play going into his second season at the position. Oliver came to Tech to play quarterback for coach Paul Johnson and shined as a redshirt freshman backup to TaQuon Marshall in 2018. He was the starting quarterback in the 2019 season opener, coach Geoff Collins' debut, but moved to wide receiver midseason.

Oliver moved again after that season, this time to cornerback, but spring practice was cut short because of COVID-19. Then the pandemic prevented him from working with teammates in 7-on-7 drills and gaining more experience at a position he had never previously played. While he's one of the top athletes on the team, it was an adventure at corner last season. "Last year was definitely an eye-opener," Oliver said Wednesday. "I wasn't as ready as I thought I was." He called cornerback a "feel position," and his growing knowledge of the defense, opposing offenses and the techniques required to play the position have helped his comfort and confidence level. This year, with the experience of a season as a backup cornerback, followed by spring practice and then offseason work, "I feel very confident at the position," he said. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Tobias Oliver, Georgia Tech
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08/23/21 - Bruce Jordan-Swilling, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-0, 215 (DS#18 FB) + More +

Georgia Tech running back Bruce Jordan-Swilling and defensive lineman Grey Carroll are expected to rejoin the team when the fall semester begins on Aug. 23. Neither has been practicing with the team during the preseason. "That's what we're anticipating," coach Geoff Collins said Monday, following the team's ninth preseason practice. "I think Monday, class will start, so they'll be back." By NCAA rule, teams are limited to 110 players that can take part in preseason practice before the start of class. An early-enrollee freshman, Carroll has been recovering from a physical ailment. Jordan-Swilling, going into his senior year, has had an academic obligation, according to his father Pat Swilling. "I don't want to put a date on it, but he's progressing really well," Collins said of Carroll. "Our athletics training staff is amazing and he works really, really hared to get himself back in a good spot." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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FB Bruce Jordan-Swilling, Georgia Tech
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08/21/21 - Brent Cimaglia, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-0, 219 (DS#999 K) + More +

When Brent Cimaglia was seeking a transfer destination after graduating from Tennessee, the kicker had a salesman on the inside at Georgia Tech. The testimony of punter and kickoff specialist Austin Kent, himself a grad transfer from UCLA, helped convince Cimaglia to transfer to Tech. "I've known him since eighth grade," Cimaglia said Thursday. "And really just hearing his stories about how fun Georgia Tech was, it was an easy decision." Cimaglia entered the transfer portal in late January, announced his decision to enroll at Tech in February and arrived in the summer. Using the extra season of eligibility provided by the NCAA because of COVID-19, he has one season remaining.

His experience and accuracy over four seasons with the Volunteers (he made 46 of 62 field-goal tries) figure to be a boost for Tech, which has been 3-for-8 each of the past two seasons. He was 4-for-4, with a long of 48 yards, in the team's scrimmage Saturday. "From Austin being my holder to Cade Long being the snapper to coach (Brent) Key setting up the line and the protection, I think we have a very good unit this year," Cimaglia said. "Can't wait to go out there first game and put some points on the board." Cimaglia spoke highly of the team environment at Tech, which guard Ryan Johnson, also a former Volunteer, had told him about. Cimaglia was skeptical before visiting. "So I came down, and it was just amazing," he said. "From the coaches to the players to the school to academics, everybody was just amazing. Really friendly." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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K Brent Cimaglia, Georgia Tech
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08/21/21 - Dylan Leonard, rSr/2024, Georgia Tech, 6-5, 242 (DS#46 TE) + More +

Georgia Tech tight end Dylan Leonard packed on the pounds as a freshman in an attempt to handle the rigors of college football. Weighing about 210 pounds upon his arrival in 2019, he expanded by about 35 pounds in less than a year, a commitment that helped him earn a scholarship from coach Geoff Collins. He spent the offseason making those 245 pounds work better for him. "Last year, I kind of felt a little awkward sometimes with my body just because I wasn't used to carrying 245," he said Thursday. "But now I've gotten a lot stronger, and I've kind of redistributed that weight to more muscle, so I feel a lot more powerful, a lot faster in my body now."

Now in his third season, Leonard is competing with classmate Dylan Deveney for the starting job. Last year, Leonard played in seven games and started two as he split time with Deveney. Just as Leonard's increased strength has served him thus far in the preseason, so has his experience. "Just as we get older, the way I approach the game has really changed," he said. "It's kind of come from, 'How can I not mess up this play?' to 'How can I maximize this play?' And I feel like that mindset, especially in blocking, has helped me be more confident, more comfortable." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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TE Dylan Leonard, Georgia Tech
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08/19/21 - Kenneth Kirby, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 6-4, 305 (DS#93 OG) + More +

After six days of preseason practice, Georgia Tech defensive end Jordan Domineck has had chances to spar with new offensive tackle Kenneth "K.J." Kirby. Tech's leading returning sack producer gave his approval Thursday of the graduate transfer from Norfolk State. "K.J.'s a good offensive lineman," Domineck said Thursday. "He has strong hands, a good set. It's nice to be able to go against that level of competition." Kirby transferred after playing three seasons at the FCS school, twice earning all-conference honors at offensive tackle. It's possible he could pair with Devin Cochran, with the Vanderbilt grad transfer playing left tackle and Kirby on the right. Jordan Williams, who started at right tackle last season as a freshman, could move to guard. Domineck said that it's "always iron sharpening iron" when competing against those three. Domineck said he and Kirby have traded practices where each got the better of the other. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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OG Kenneth Kirby, Georgia Tech
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08/18/21 - E.J. Jenkins, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-6, 245 (DS#26 TE) + More +

Wide receiver or tight end? That's a question South Carolina's E.J. Jenkins gets asked a lot these days. At 6-foot-7 and 243 pounds, Jenkins has a simple answer to the question. "I'm an athlete. I do both. I play offense so I do whatever they need me to do," Jenkins said last week at USC's on-campus media day. Jenkins played both receiver and tight end in the spring and summer since arriving to the Gamecock football program from St. Francis (Pennsylvania) in January along with teammate Jason Brown. Jenkins had 39 catches for 779 yards and a school-record 13 touchdowns in 2019 for St. Francis. The Red Flash didn't have a fall 2020 or spring 2021 season because of COVID-19. This spring, Jenkins said he rotated between receivers and tight ends and bounced back and forth between both positions' meeting rooms. During the media viewing portion at two of USC's fall practices, Jenkins was working strictly as a tight end with the second team. With offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield's desire for more two tight-end sets, Jenkins could see plenty of time at that spot.

Brown still views his childhood friend as more of a receiver but acknowledges that he could play both. Jenkins said he hasn't played a whole lot of tight end in live games except for a select handful of formations at St. Francis. "I look at him more as a receiver because I have been with him for 10 or 11 years," said Brown, who played with Jenkins at Chancellor High School in Virginia and at St. Francis.."He is built for tight end, but he can play receiver. He can play anywhere. He can put his hand in the dirt and can block. He can run short intermediate routes or take the top off the coverage if he has to. "He is a special athlete. They don't breed them like that everywhere, that is for sure." - Rock Hill Herald

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TE E.J. Jenkins, Georgia Tech
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08/07/21 - Jordan Huff, rSo/2024, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 194 (DS#999 CB) + More +

A backup for the past two seasons, Georgia Tech defensive back Jordan Huff entered the transfer portal Thursday, a day before the Yellow Jackets were to begin their preseason training. Huff's decision to put his name in the transfer database was confirmed by a person familiar with the decision. The news was first reported by On3. Huff, from Morgan County High, played in a total of eight games in two seasons for Tech, totaling one tackle. Huff has four seasons of eligibility remaining. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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CB Jordan Huff, Georgia Tech
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08/02/21 - Azende Rey, rSr/2022, Georgia Tech, 5-11, 215 (DS#284 WR) + More +

Georgia Tech safety Juanyeh Thomas and his brother Azende Rey talked, laughed and prayed about it. And now, it has finally come to pass. Thomas and his older brother, previously a wide receiver at Florida A&M, will be Yellow Jackets teammates this fall as Rey has joined the roster as a graduate transfer. "I'm very excited," Rey told the AJC on Saturday, after he announced his decision from his Twitter account Friday evening. "Me and him have been talking about it for a long time. We've spoken it into existence." Rey played three seasons at Florida A&M, one at running back and then two at wide receiver. In June, he said, he put his name into the transfer portal. He last played in 2019, when he caught 30 passes for 304 yards and five touchdowns. The Rattlers did not play this past academic year, opting out because of COVID-19.

Rey said that leaving Florida A&M was best for his future. "I just feel like it was my time to leave," he said. "I did what I could, left it on the field. I hope they would be appreciative of me like I would be of them." Rey said that while he heard from other schools after going in the portal, Tech was his preferred destination. Rey graduated from Florida A&M in 2020 with a degree in criminal justice. He had been there several times to visit his brother and had seen his enjoyment at Tech. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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WR Azende Rey, Georgia Tech
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07/28/21 - Keion White, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-5, 281 (DS#4 DT) + More +

The media projection for Georgia Tech's season is a bit dismal. In a survey of 147 media voters, the Yellow Jackets were picked to finish sixth in the seven-team ACC Coastal Division. The poll was released Monday. North Carolina was an overwhelming favorite to win the Coastal, with 109 first-place votes, while Clemson was picked by all but one voter to win the Atlantic Division and by 125 voters to win the conference championship. The Tigers have won the ACC for six consecutive seasons. Tech was picked by four voters to win the Coastal and by one voter to win the conference title. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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DT Keion White, Georgia Tech
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07/23/21 - Devin Ellison, rSo/2024, Georgia Tech, 5-09, 200 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Two Georgia Tech scholarship players, running back Devin Ellison and offensive lineman Michael Rankins, were not on the roster in the new team media guide that was released Wednesday. Ellison, who was a member of the 2019 signing class, was placed on medical scholarship and will remain at Tech. After appearing in one game in his freshman season in 2019, Ellison did not play in the 2020 season after he underwent a procedure to repair his knee. He made his decision to retire after the procedure did not alleviate the pain in the knee as much as hoped, Ellison told the AJC on Wednesday. Ellison said that he will try to help the team however he can and plans to graduate from Tech. "It was a tough decision, but the injuries hindered me from ever being able to perform 100%, which is critical at this level of play," Ellison wrote in a private Twitter message to the AJC. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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RB Devin Ellison, Georgia Tech
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05/14/21 - Malachi Carter, rSr/2023, Georgia Tech, 6-2, 191 (DS#125 WR) + More +

To advance upon their play from 2020, Carter did his part in offseason work and spring practice, making strength and speed gains and developing as a pass catcher. "I definitely think I've stepped up my game, just because I'm focused a lot more on the little things at my position," Carter said in April during spring practice. Coming out of spring practice, the rising senior from Mountain View High was positioned to take a leading role in the offense. With the graduation of wide receiver Jalen Camp, a sixth-round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carter is Tech's leading returner among receivers, with 20 catches for 290 yards and three touchdowns.

(Freshman running back Jahmyr Gibbs caught 24 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns.) Wide receivers coach Kerry Dixon said that after last season ended, he and Carter watched every play that he was targeted. (While making 20 catches, Carter was targeted 44 times.) "We just talked about the little things, as far as mechanically what he can do on the outside, just with his body posture and creating separation," Dixon said. "A lot of those things, we've taken head-on this offseason to make sure he can create separation and be that dynamic receiver on the outside." - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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WR Malachi Carter, Georgia Tech
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