08 Media Guide Intro

2008 Football Media Guide
2008 Georgia Tech Football Schedule

Date Opponent TV Time
Aug. 28 (Thur.) JACKSONVILLE STATE ESPN360 7:30
Sept. 6 at Boston College Raycom 12:00
Sept. 13 at Virginia Tech ABC 3:30
Sept. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE tba tba
Oct. 4 DUKE (Family Weekend) tba tba
Oct. 11 GARDNER-WEBB tba tba
Oct. 18 at Clemson tba tba
Oct. 25 VIRGINIA (Homecoming) tba tba
Nov. 1 FLORIDA STATE tba tba
Nov. 8 at North Carolina tba tba
Nov. 20 (Thur.) MIAMI ESPN 7:30
Nov. 29 at Georgia tba tba
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Credits
The 2008 Georgia Tech Football
Media Guide is a product of the
Georgia Tech Athletic Associa-
tion.
Designed and edited by Assis-
tant Athletic Director Dean
Buchan
Assistant Editor Seth Gerard
Editorial assistance provided by
Mike Stamus, Cheryl Watts and
Dan Goldberger of the Georgia
Tech sports information office.
Other assistance provided by
Erica Littles, Nikki Hughes, Nick
Kretschmar and Ross Kroeber.
Special thanks and farewell to
our good friend Butch Brooks
Front and back cover designed
by Summit Design. Cover photo
by Greg Foster. Players in the
front cover background: Scott
Blair, Jamaal Evans, Michael Ray
What’s Inside and Bret White.
Printing by Bennett Graphics.
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2 Table of contents 62 Hall-Jackson 129 100-yard receiving games Photography by David John-
3 Media information 64 Jasper-Johnson 130 Total offense son/Lens Effects, Vern Verna,
4 Quick facts 66 Jones-Liipfert 131 All-purpose yards Gary Phillips, Action Sports In-
5 Schedule/results 68 Lockhart-Morgan 132 Scoring ternational, Pete
6 Opponents 70 Munroe-Powers 134 Kicking Casabonne/Color Genesis, Mike
72 Ray-Richard 136 Kick/punt returns Jula, Stanley Leary, Jack
This Is Georgia Tech 74 Riley-A.J. Smith 139 Punting Reimer, Rob Skinner, Jerry Pil-
7 Paul Johnson 76 Andrew Smith-Sylvester 140 Tackles larelli, Macra Adair, David Gen-
8 Assistant Coaches 78 Tarrant-Alex Walker 142 Interceptions try, Stephen Jensen, Mitchell
10 Bowls 80 Vance Walker-Walls 143 Last time it happened Layton, Greg Fiume, Jeff Hurn-
12 Atlantic Coast Conference 82 Washington--Word-Daniels 144 Year-by-year statistics don, Tony Moody/Boise State,
13 Honors/awards 84 Wright-Yandell 146 Single-game superlatives CFA/ESPN/Disney and many
14 Jackets in the NFL 147 Highest-scoring games unidentified photographers of
16 Jackets in the NFL draft The Staff 148 ACC game superlatives the past.
17 Bobby Dodd Stadium 86 Paul Johnson 149 Opponent superlatives NFL photos courtesy of Arizona
20 Facilities 90 Brian Bohannon 150 Win streaks/overtimes Cardinals, Jimmy Cribb/Atlanta
21 Strength Center 91 Brian Jean-Mary Falcons,Baltimore Ravens, Buf-
22 Total Person Program 92 Charles Kelly History falo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals,
24 Academics and athletics 93 Jeff Monken 152 Classic moments John H. Reid III/Cleveland
26 Georgia Tech 94 Al “Buzz” Preston 153 First team All-America Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Rich
28 Atlanta 95 Mike Sewak 154 All-America Clarkson/Denver Broncos, De-
30 Tradition 96 Giff Smith 156 National awards troit Lions, Indianapolis Colts,
32 Exposure 97 Todd Spencer 157 Academic honors Harry Scull, Jr./Jacksonville
Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Ed
98 Dave Wommack 158 Hall of Fame
Mahan, Miami Dolphins, New
2008 Preview 99 Support staff 159 All-conference
York Giants, New England Patri-
34 2008 preview 102 President 162 NFL draft
ots, Seattle Seahawks.
36 Position breakdown 103 Athletic Director 164 Jackets in the NFL
37 Player’s survey 104 Staff directory 166 All-time letterwinners
38 Squad analysis 171 Starting lineups
39 Depth chart 2007 Review 174 Head coaches
40 Roster (alphabetical) 106 2007 Highlights 175 Assistant coaches
42 Roster (numerical) 107 Statistics 176 Bowl summary
44 Where they’re from 114 Games 1-3 177 Bowl history
115 Games 4-6 187 Bowl game superlatives
The Players 116 Games 7-9 188 Championships/polls
46 Anderson-Barrett 117 Games 10-12 189 Year-by-year record
48 Barrick-Booker 118 Bowl game/superlatives 190 Year-by-year scores
50 Bowen-Brown 202 Series results
52 Burnett-Clark Records
54 Claytor-Davis 120 Rushing
56 Dwyer-Earls 123 100-yard rushing games
58 Egbuniewe-Frierson 124 Passing
2 60 Gardner-Griffin 127 Receiving
Media Information
CREDENTIALS
Requests: In writing, via fax (404.894.1248) or e-mail
(mstamus@athletics.gatech.edu)
Media Will Call: Georgia Tech Ticket Office, corner of Techwood Drive
and Bobby Dodd Way.
Media Parking: A limited number of media parking spaces at various
lots on campus are available. Please include parking requests along
with credentials requests.
Press Box: Located in the West Stands of Bobby Dodd Stadium, ac-
cessible via Gate 1 or Gate 4.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Paul Johnson will meet with the media every Tuesday beginning at
11:45 a.m. (location to be determined). No players will be available at
that time. Media are welcomed to dine in the GTAA dining hall follow-
ing the press conference.
MEDIA INTERVIEWS
All interview requests for head coach Paul Johnson or any Georgia Tech
player or staff member should be directed to Dean Buchan or Seth
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Gerard in the sports information office. DIRECTIONS TO BOBBY DODD STADIUM
Johnson is available at his weekly press conference every Tuesday at From I-85 North or Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Get on
11:45 a.m., after practice Monday-Thursday, and post-game. I-85 North for 12 miles. Exit on 10th Street. Go left to Fowler Street
Players are available post-practice Monday-Wednesday. and take a left.
Request for phone interviews during the week should be directed to From I-85 South: Go South to North Avenue/Georgia Tech exit, take
Buchan. The majority of phone interviews will take place post-practice, right onto North Avenue, take right on Techwood Drive.
Monday-Wednesday.
COVERING PRACTICE Football Media Services

Practices, Monday through Wednesday, are open to the media. Televi- MONDAY
sion stations are allowed to shoot video during warm-ups and the first
three periods of practice (approximately the first 20 minutes). All in- Game notes available on RamblinWreck.com.
terviews will take place after practice. Paul Johnson, players available for post-practice interviews (ap-
proximately 5:15 p.m.).
ACC COACHES TELECONFERENCE TUESDAY
The 12 ACC football coaches will be featured on a weekly teleconfer- Paul Johnson’s weekly press conference begins at 11:45 a.m.
ence each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m., to 12:30 p.m. Paul John-
Paul Johnson, players available for post-practice interviews (ap-
son’s time slot is from 11:40-11:50 a.m. There will be an instant
replay of each teleconference on the ACC’s internet site, TheACC.com,
each Wednesday afternoon. Television re-broadcast (edited version) of previous week’s game on
Comcast Sports South, 3 and 9 p.m.
10:30 am Jim Grobe, Wake Forest WEDNESDAY
10:40 am Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech
10:50 am Al Groh, Virginia ACC Weekly Teleconference, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Johnson
11:00 am Tom O’Brien, NC State available from 11:40-11:50 a.m.
11:10 am Butch Davis, North Carolina ACC Satellite Feed, 2:30-4 p.m. Information on left-hand side of
11:20 am Randy Shannon, Miami this page.
11:30 am Ralph Friedgen, Maryland
Paul Johnson, players available for post-practice interviews (ap-
11:40 am Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
11:50 am Bobby Bowden, Florida State
12:00 pm David Cutcliffe, Duke Paul Johnson Radio Show, 7-8 p.m., live from Fox Sports Grill in At-
12:10 pm Tommy Bowden, Clemson lantic Station.
12:20 pm Jeff Jagodzinski, Boston College THURSDAY
ACC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED Paul Johnson (no players) available for post-practice interviews (ap-
proximately 5:45 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium).
Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. ET
Intelsat A6, Transponder 05, C-Band GAME DAY
Located at 93 degrees West Live stats (Gametracker) available via RamblinWreck.com.
Downlink Freq: 3800 MHz; Polarity: Vertical
Paul Johnson, players available for post-game interviews.
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Yellow Jackets On The Air
GEORGIA TECH/ISP SPORTS RADIO NETWORK PAUL JOHNSON RADIO SHOW
WQXI-AM “SportsTalk 790 the Zone” is the Atlanta flagship for Geor- Head coach Paul Johnson’s weekly
gia Tech football. FM coverage is available in radio show airs Wednesdays from 7-8
the Atlanta area on WREK 91.1 FM (night p.m. (beginning Aug. 20), live from Fox
games only) and WTSH 107.1 FM. Sports Grill in Atlantic Station.
Wes Durham enters his 14th year as the The show, hosted by Wes Durham, is
play-by-play “Voice of the Yellow Jackets.” A carried live on Tech’s flagship station,
five-time Georgia Sportscaster of the Year, “790 the Zone” (WQXI-AM).
including 2007, and winner of the “Furman Johnson and Durham will take phone call questions from fans and
Bisher Award” from the Atlanta Sports also break down each week’s game.
Council in 2006, he also serves as Tech’s For a list of affiliates carrying the Johnson radio show, visit the Tech
Director of Broadcasting. Durham also is in website or contact ISP Sports.
his fifth year as the play-by-play voice of the
NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. GEORGIA TECH SPORTS TODAY WITH PAUL JOHNSON
Durham is joined in the booth by former
Georgia Tech Sports Today with Paul Johnson, co-hosted by Wes
Rambling Wreck and NFL quarterback Rick WES DURHAM Durham, airs in Atlanta on each Saturday at 8:30 a.m. on WATL-TV
Strom, who returns for his fourth season. Voice of the Yellow Jackets
(Channel 36), beginning Aug. 25. The half-hour show is also available
Strom spent the previous three seasons as
regionally on Fox Sports Net South/Sports South (TBA) and on CSS
the sideline reporter.
(Fridays at 5 p.m.), as well as on stations and cable systems through-
New to the team is 790’s Jeff Woolverton, who will handle the side-
out Georgia and the Southeast.
line duties in 2008.
Pregame coverage begins two hours before kickoff with “Yellow
TELEVISION REPLAYS
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Jacket Countdown,” featuring game previews, live guests and former

players. Georgia Tech games are televised on a
For a complete list of radio affiliates, visit Tech’s official athletics web- tape-delay basis on Comcast Sports South-
site, RamblinWreck.com or contact ISP Sports at 404.365.9880. east (CSS). Each game airs the following Tues-
Tech games are also available on XM Satellite Radio, Channels 191- day nights (check local listings) on CSS.
193.
Georgia Tech Sports Information

Phone: 404.894.5445 Fax: 404.894.1248 Web: RamblinWreck.com Mailing Address: 150 Bobby Dodd Way, N.W., Atlanta, Ga. 30332-0455
Dean Buchan Cheryl Watts RAMBLINWRECK.COM

Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Sports Information Director
FOOTBALL CONTACT Sports: Volleyball, Baseball, Women’s Tennis The official website of Georgia Tech ath-
Cell: 404.295.8703 Cell: 404.502.4377 letics is updated daily with the latest on
E-mail: dbuchan@athletics.gatech.edu E-mail: cwatts@athletics.gatech.edu Yellow Jacket sports.
RamblinWreck.com provides schedules,
Seth Gerard Dan Goldberger rosters, statistics, notes on every varsity
Assistant Sports Information Director Assistant Sports Information Director team and bios on every student-athlete
SECONDARY FOOTBALL CONTACT Sports: Cross Country, Women’s Basketball, and coach.
Sports: Swimming and Diving, Softball Track and Field, Men’s Tennis You will also find video, photo galleries,
Cell: 774.279.4461 Cell: 646.872.7568 feature stories and blogs.
E-mail: sgerard@athletics.gatech.edu E-mail: dgoldberger@athletics.gatech.edu
Also look for regular columns. Georgia
Mike Stamus Richard Musterer Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich
Associate Sports Information Director Webmaster, RamblinWreck.com writes “The Good Word” every other
Sports: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Cell: 404.558.5070 Thursday. Jack Wilkinson’s “Jack In The
Cell: 404.218.9723 E-mail: rmusterer@athletics.gatech.edu Box” is a regular feature, as are periodic
E-mail: mstamus@athletics.gatech.edu columns by the Voice of the Yellow Jack-
ets, Wes Durham.
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2008 Georgia Tech Quick Facts
2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS (7-6 OVERALL/4-4 ACC)
Date Opponent TV Time Date (AP/USA) Opponent W/L Score Atten. TV
Aug. 28 (Thur.) JACKSONVILLE STATE ESPN360 7:30 Sept. 1 at (rv/rv) Notre Dame W 33-3 80,795 NBC
Sept. 6 * at Boston College Raycom 12:00 Sept. 8 SAMFORD W 69-14 43,288 ESPNU
Sept. 13 * at Virginia Tech ABC 3:30 Sept. 15 (21/19) *BOSTON COLLEGE L 10-24 51,112 ESPN2
Sept. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE tba tba Sept. 22 *at Virginia L 23-28 57,681 ESPNU
Sept. 27 Open Sept. 29 (13/13) *CLEMSON W 13-3 54,635 ABC
Oct. 4 * DUKE (Family Weekend) tba tba Oct. 6 *at Maryland L 26-28 47,527 R/LF
Oct. 11 GARDNER-WEBB tba tba Oct. 13 *at Miami W 17-14 52,416 ESPN
Oct. 18 * at Clemson tba tba Oct. 20 ARMY W 34-10 50,242 R/LF
Oct. 25 * VIRGINIA (Homecoming) tba tba Nov. 1 (11/13) *VIRGINIA TECH (Th.) L 3-27 52,202 ESPN
Nov. 1 * FLORIDA STATE tba tba Nov. 10 *at Duke W 41-24 18,788
Nov. 8 * at North Carolina tba tba Nov. 17 *NORTH CAROLINA W 27-25 45,490 R/LF
Nov. 15 Open Nov. 24 (6/7) GEORGIA L 17-31 54,990 ABC
Nov. 20 (Thur.) * MIAMI ESPN 7:30 Dec. 31 # vs. Fresno State L 28-40 27,062 ESPN2
Nov. 29 at Georgia tba tba * ACC game
* ACC game # Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl (Boise, Idaho)
GENERAL INFORMATION SUPPORT STAFF

Location..............................................................Atlanta, Ga. 30332 Director of Football Operations.......................................Jason Snider
Founded .................................................................................1885 Director of Player Personnel ..............................................Liam Klein
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Enrollment...........................................................................16,793 Director of Sports Medicine ...............................................Jay Shoop
Nicknames .........................................Yellow Jackets, Rambling Wreck Trainer (Football) ................................................................Clay Farr
Colors .................................................................Old Gold and White Equipment Manager........................................................Tom Conner
Conference..........................Atlantic Coast Conference, Coastal Division Director of Player Development ..........................................Eric Ciano
President (Interim) .................................................Dr. Gary Schuster Director of Video Operations .......................................Todd McCarthy
Alma Mater .............................................................Clarkson (1968) Graduate Assistant Coach ...........................................Nathan Burton
Director of Athletics ..................................................Dan Radakovich Graduate Assistant .......................................................Brett Gilliland
Alma Mater ...........................Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1980) Football Office Assistant ................................................J.R. Dorman
Game Operations Manager ...............................................Jeff Gilbert Football Office Assistant ...............................................Lamar Owens
Phone Number/E-Mail.....(404) 894-5431 / jgilbert@athletics.gatech.edu
Stadium............................................Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field SQUAD BREAKDOWN
Surface.......................................................................Natural Grass Basic Offense........................................................................Spread
Capacity..............................................................................55,000 Basic Defense ................................................................4-3 Multiple
2007 Record .............................................................7-6 (4-4 ACC) Letterwinners Returning ..............................................................48
2007 Bowl Game ........Humanitarian Bowl (lost to Fresno State, 40-28) Offense ..........................................................................20
First Year of Football ...............................................................1892 Defense..........................................................................25
Number of Seasons....................................................Entering 116th Specialists ........................................................................3
All-Time Record .............................................................653-442-43 Letterwinners Lost ......................................................................25
Bowl Appearances.......................................................................36 Offense ..........................................................................13
Bowl Record ................................................................22-14 (.611) Defense..........................................................................10
Athletic Department Phone ......................................(404) 385-1081 Specialists ........................................................................2
Ticket Office Phone....................................................1-888-TECH-TIX Starters Returning........................................................................8
Website Address..................................................RamblinWreck.com Offense ............................................................................4
Defense............................................................................4
COACHING STAFF Specialists ......................................................................*0
Head Coach ................................................................Paul Johnson Starters Lost..............................................................................16
Alma Mater ................................................Western Carolina (1979) Offense ............................................................................7
Record at Tech ........................................................0-0/1st season Defense............................................................................7
Overall Record ..................................................107-39/11 seasons Specialists ........................................................................2
Best time to Contact .........................Through sports information office *Tech returns its kickoff specialist and long snapper
Football Office Phone ...............................................(404) 894-5420
Assistant Coach Alma Mater (Year) Responsibility

Brian Bohannon Georgia (‘93) Quarterback/B-Backs
JUST SAY: “GEORGIA TECH”
Brian Jean-Mary Appalachian State (‘98) Linebackers Just five institutions that play NCAA Division I-A football do not use
Charles Kelly Auburn (‘90) Cornerbacks the word “University” in their official titles. They are: Air Force, Army,
Jeff Monken Millikin (‘89) Slot Backs/Special Teams Navy, Boston College and Georgia Tech.
Al “Buzz” Preston Hawai’i (‘82) Wide Receivers
Mike Sewak Virginia (‘81) Co-Offensive Line The Georgia Institute of Technology is the official title, but Georgia
Giff Smith Georgia Southern (‘91) Def. Line/Recruiting Coord. Tech will work fine, or just Tech. We would appreciate it if you would
Todd Spencer Pacific Lutheran (‘79) Co-Offensive Line use our name in those ways. Thanks.
Dave Wommack Missouri Southern (‘78) Defensive Coordinator
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2008 Opponents
Boston College EAGLES Sept, 6, 2008 / 12 noon Jacksonville State GAMECOCKS Aug. 28, 2008 / 7:30 p.m.
Location Record at BC Location Record at JSU
Chestnut Hill, Mass. 11-3 (1 year) Jacksonville, Ala. 49-39 (7 years)
Conference Record Overall Conference Record Overall
SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 11-3 (1 year) SID Contact: Ohio Valley 63-69 (9 years)
Chris Cameron Head Coach 2007 Record Greg Seitz Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 617.552.3004 Jeff Jagodzinski 11-3 (o) 256.782.5279 Jack Crowe 6-5
(c) 617.438.5896 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason (c) 256.453.3377 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason
cameroch@bc.edu UW-Whitewater (1985) Champs Sports Bowl (W) gseitz@jsu.edu UAB (1970) None
Clemson TIGERS Oct. 18, 2008 / tba Miami HURRICANES Nov. 20, 2008 / 7:30 p.m.
Location Record at Clemson Location Record at Miami
Clemson, S.C. 69-42 (9 years) Coral Gables, Fla. 5-7 (1 year)
SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 87-46 (11 years) SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 5-7 (1 year)
Tim Bourret Head Coach 2007 Record Kerwin Lonzo Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 864.656.1926 Tommy Bowden 9-4 (o) 305.284.3244 Randy Shannon 5-7
(h) 864.888.3490 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason (c) 305.505.6454 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason
btimoth@clemson.edu West Virginia (1977) Chick-Fil-A Bowl (L) klonzo@miami.edu Miami (1989) None
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Duke BLUE DEVILS Oct. 4, 2008 / tba Mississippi State BULLDOGS Sept.20, 2008 / tba
Location Record at Duke Location Record at MSU
Durham, N.C. 0-0 (1st year) Starkville, Miss. 17-30 (4 years)
SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 44-29 (6 years) SID Contact: Southeastern 17-30 (4 years)
Art Chase Head Coach 2007 Record Mike Nemeth Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 919.684.2633 David Cutcliffe 1-11 (o) 662.325.2703 Sylvester Croom 8-5
chasea@duaa.duke.edu nemeth@athletics.msstate.edu
Alabama (1976) None Alabama (1975) Liberty Bowl (W)
Florida State SEMINOLES Nov. 1, 2008 / tba North Carolina TARHEELS Nov. 8, 2008 / tba
Location Record at FSU Location Record at UNC
Tallahassee, Fla. 300-87-4 (32 years) Chapel Hill, N.C. 4-8 (1 year)
SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 373-119-4 (42 years) SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 55-28 (7 years)
Elliott Finebloom Head Coach 2007 Record Kevin Best Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 850.644.0615 Bobby Bowden 7-6 (o) 919.962.8916 Butch Davis 4-8
efinebloom@fsu.edu Howard (1953) Music City Bowl (L) kevinbest@unc.edu Arkansas (1974) None
Gardner-Webb BULLDOGS Oct. 11, 2008 / tba Virginia CAVALIERS Oct. 25, 2008 / tba
Location Record at G-W Location Record at UVA
Boiling Springs, N.C. 72-47 (11 years) Charlottesville, Va. 51-37 (7 years)
SID Contact: Big South 102-71-1 (15 years) SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 77-77 (13 years)
Marc Rabb Head Coach 2007 Record Michael Colley Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 704.406.4355 Steve Patton 5-6 (o) 434.982.5533 Al Groh 9-4
(c) 704.974.3662 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason (h) 434.975.5477 Alma Mater 2007 Postseason
mrabb@gardner-webb.edu Furman (1977) None mediamike@virginia.edu Virginia (1967) Toyota Gator Bowl (L)
Georgia BULLDOGS Nov. 29, 2008 / tba Virginia Tech HOKIES Sept. 13, 2008 / tba
Location Record at UGA Location Record at VT
Athens, Ga. 72-19 (7 years) Blacksburg, Va.. 167-85-2 (21 years)
SID Contact: Southeastern 72-19 (7 years) SID Contact: Atlantic Coast 209-108-4 (27 years)
Claude Felton Head Coach 2007 Record Dave Smith Head Coach 2007 Record
(o) 706.542.1621 Mark Richt 11-2 (o) 540.231.6726 Frank Beamer 11-3
6 cfelton@sports.uga.edu Miami (1982) Allstate Sugar Bowl (W) vtsid@vt.edu Virginia Tech (1969) Orange Bowl (L)
Bobby Dodd National Coach of
1 the Year Award, in 2004, after
leading Navy to a 10-2 record.
National championships won by
2 Johnson -- in 1999 and 2000 at
Georgia Southern.
Consecutive years Navy led the
3 nation in rushing -- 2005, 2006,
2007.
Wins per season his Navy teams
8.6 averaged over the last five years.
Was Johnson’s combined record
11-1 vs. Army and Air Force during
his tenure at Navy.
Navy had a remarkable 13 scor-
13 ing drives of one minute or less
in 2007.
Johnson, in 2007, was one of
14 14 Divsion I-A head coaches who
called plays on offense.
Only 25 coaches in the history of
25 college football won 100 games
quicker than Johnson did.
Navy scored 30-plus points in
30 each of Johnson’s final six games
in Annapolis.
Points per game Navy averaged
39 scoring in 2007.
CHARLES BRIAN GIFF DAVE
KELLY JEAN-MARY SMITH WOMMACK
AL “BUZZ” MIKE BRIAN JEFF TODD
PRESTON SEWAK BOHANNON MONKEN SPENCER
Best Bowl Winning Percentage
Minimum of 20 bowl appearances
Rk. School Record / Pct
1. Penn State 26-12-2 / .675
2. Southern California 30-16 / .652
3. Mississippi 19-12 / .613
4. Georgia Tech 22-14 / .611
5. Oklahoma 24-16-1 / .598
6. Georgia 24-16-3 / .593
7. Alabama 31-21-3 / .591
8. Auburn 19-13-2 / .588
9. Florida State 20-14-2 / .583
10. Miami (Fla.) 18-13 / .581
Most Bowl Victories

Rk. School Wins
1. Alabama 31
2. Southern California 30
3. Penn State 26
4. Tennessee 25
5. Oklahoma 24
Georgia 24
Texas 24
8. Georgia Tech 22
Nebraska 22
10. Florida State 20
Louisiana State 20
Longest Current Bowl Streaks

No. School Years
34 Michigan 1975-present
27 Florida State 1982-present
18 Florida 1991-present
15 Virginia Tech 1993-present
11 Georgia Tech 1997-present
11 Georgia 1997-present
2007 Humanitarian Bowl Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28
2007 Gator Bowl West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35
2005 Emerald Bowl Utah 38, Georgia Tech 10
2004 Champs Sports Bowl Georgia Tech 51, Syracuse 14
2004 Humanitarian Bowl Georgia Tech 52, Tulsa 10
2002 Silicon Valley Classic Fresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21
2001 Seattle Bowl Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14
2000 Gator Bowl Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13
2000 Peach Bowl LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14
1999 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28
1997 Carquest Bowl Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia 30
1991 Aloha Bowl Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 17
1991 Florida Citrus Bowl Georgia Tech 45, Nebraska 21
1985 All American Bowl Georgia Tech 17, Michigan St. 14
1978 Peach Bowl Purdue 41, Georgia Tech 21
1972 Liberty Bowl Georgia Tech 31, Iowa State 30
1971 Peach Bowl Mississippi 41, Georgia Tech 18
1970 Sun Bowl Georgia Tech 17, Texas Tech 9
1967 Orange Bowl Florida 27, Georgia Tech 12
1965 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 31, Texas Tech 21
1962 Bluebonnet Bowl Missouri 14, Georgia Tech 10
1961 Gator Bowl Penn State 30, Georgia Tech 15
1960 Gator Bowl Arkansas 14, Georgia Tech 7
1956 Gator Bowl Georgia Tech 21, Pittsburgh 14
1956 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 7, Pittsburgh 0
1955 Cotton Bowl Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6
1954 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19
1953 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7
1952 Orange Bowl Georgia Tech 17, Baylor 14
1948 Orange Bowl Georgia Tech 20, Kansas 14
1947 Oil Bowl Georgia Tech 41, St. Mary’s 19
1945 Orange Bowl Tulsa 26, Georgia Tech 12
1944 Sugar Bowl Georgia Tech 20, Tulsa 18
1943 Cotton Bowl Texas 14, Georgia Tech 7
1940 Orange Bowl Georgia Tech 21, Missouri 7
1929 Rose Bowl Georgia Tech 8, California 7
8 The ACC has 8 bowl tie-ins, which ties with the Big Ten and the SEC for the most nationally.
24 The number of bowl teams the ACC has had during the past three seasons. Only the Big 12
Conference has managed eight bowl teams in each of the past three years.
82 Over the past two years, 82 ACC players have been drafted into the National Football league, the
most by any conference in the nation.
Most All-ACC Selections

Since 1997
School Selections
Florida State 103
Georgia Tech 70
Clemson 63
Maryland 56
Virginia 53
Most ACC Victories

Since 1997
School Wins
Florida State 65
Georgia Tech 51
Virginia 46
Clemson 42
Maryland 37
NC State 36
North Carolina 35
Wake Forest 28
Most Bowl Appearances

Since 1997
School Appearances
Georgia Tech 11
Florida State 11
Virginia Tech 11
Clemson 9
Boston College 9
Miami 9
Virginia 8
NC State 6
Maryland 5
North Carolina 4
BROOKS JOHNSON HAMILTON
2 Yellow Jackets have won national individual awards in

each of the last two seasons. Calvin Johnson was the
Biletnikoff Award winner in 2006 and Durant Brooks
won the Ray Guy Award in 2007.
2 current Yellow Jackets -- Andrew Gardner and Vance

Walker -- are on the preseason watch list for the
Outland Trophy.
2 of the last nine ACC Players of the Year have come

from Georgia Tech -- Joe Hamilton in 1999 and Calvin
Johnson in 2006.
3 consecutive years a Yellow Jacket has earned first team

All-America honors -- Calvin Johnson in 2005 and 2006
and Durant Brooks in 2007.
4 times since 2000 a Tech player has been named

Academic All-America.
6 Georgia Tech players have been named ACC Rookie of

the Year.
8 Georgia Tech players were named to the All-ACC first

and second teams in 2007 -- more than any team in the
conference.
124 times since 1982 a Georgia Tech player has been

named All-ACC.
KEITH
BROOKING
JAMES NAT ANDREW
BUTLER DORSEY ECONOMOS
P.J.
DANIELS
DAWAN
LANDRY
MICHAEL
CALVIN MATTHEWS
ERIC JOHNSON
HENDERSON
Three Yellow Jackets were taken in the
2007 NFL Draft -- Philip Wheeler (3rd
round/Indianapolis), Tashard Choice
(left) (4th round/Dallas) and Durant
Brooks (6th round/Washington).
NICK WILL
FERGUSON HELLER
KEYARON TONY
FOX HARGROVE
DARYL
SMITH TRAVARES
TILLMAN
MANSFIELD
CHRIS WROTTO
GERRIS
REIS WILKINSON
Last 3 NFL Drafts
Georgia Tech players selected
2008 Round Overall Team
Philip Wheeler, LB 3 93 Indianapolis
Tashard Choice, RB 4 122 Dallas
Durant Brooks, P 6 168 Washington
Calvin Johnson, WR 1 2 Detroit
Mansfield Wrotto, OT 4 124 Seattle
Gerris Wilkinson, LB 3 96 N.Y. Giants
P.J. Daniels, RB 4 132 Baltimore
Dawan Landry, S 5 146 Baltimore
Draft Notes
Eight Yellow Jackets have been drafted over the last
three years.
Three Tech players have gone in round three or
higher over the last three seasons.
At least two Tech players have gone in the draft in
each of the last three years and six times in the last
seven years.
Five Georgia Tech linebackers have gone in the draft
since 2002.
Three Jacket running backs have been drafted since
2002.
There were 19 Tech players on NFL rosters at the
close of the 2007 season including three on the ros-
ter of the World Champion New York Giants.
Originally built in 1913 by members of the student body, Georgia Tech’s
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is the oldest on-campus stadium Nation’s Oldest Stadiums
in NCAA Division I-A and easily one of the nation’s most unique settings for Football Bowl Subdivision Only
college football. Georgia Tech (Bobby Dodd) . .1913
Mississippi State (Scott Field) . .1915
In the 94 autumns since then, legends from Clint Castleberry to George Mor-
Cincinnati (Nippert) . . . . . . . . .1916
ris to Joe Hamilton have played on Grant Field, and Paul Johnson joins coach-
Wisconsin (Camp Randall) . . . .1917
ing giants such as John Heisman and Bobby Dodd in patrolling the Grant
Washington (Husky) . . . . . . . . .1920
Field sideline.
All Stadiums
Four national title teams and 15 conference champions have showcased
Penn (Franklin Field) . . . . . . . . .1895
their skills on the Flats, and Grant Field was the site of one of the most fa-
Harvard (Harvard) . . . . . . . . . .1903
mous games ever played, Tech’s 222-0 win over Cumberland in 1916.
Georgia Tech (Bobby Dodd) . .1913
Today’s Bobby Dodd Stadium seats 55,000 fans in a modern, comfortable Yale (Yale Bowl) . . . . . . . . . . . .1914
facility that embraces the tradition that has made Tech’s venerable stadium Mississippi State (Scott Field) . .1915
a cornerstone of college football for nearly a century.
Bobby Dodd Stadium
Georgia Tech’s storied football facility has been a
cornerstone of college football for more than 90
years. Cozily nestled amid Atlanta’s skyscrapers,
Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field is eas-
ily one of the nation’s most unique settings for col-
lege football.
Originally built in 1913 by members of the Georgia
Tech student body, Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic
Grant Field is the oldest on-campus stadium in NCAA
Division I-A, but the venerable stadium has added an-
other chapter to its storied history with a new look and
an expanded capacity.
Completed in 2003, a two-year expansion and reno-
vation raised capacity to 55,000 seats and added nu-
merous amenities. The $75 million endeavor included
the expansion and renovation of Bobby Dodd Stadium/
Grant Field and the rebuilt Russ Chandler Stadium,
Tech’s 4,157-seat baseball facility.
The focal point of the project is the new North end
zone structure, which seats 15,678 in two levels and
also includes 10 luxury suites and the Howard Ector
Letterwinners Lounge. The complex also features the
7,000-square foot Kim King Football Locker Room, a
3,300-square foot players’ lounge, the Jones Media
Room, and coaches’ offices that overlook Grant Field.
In addition to the rebuilt seating area, the new lower
East structure features 20 executive suites as well as
2,040 chair-backed club seats between the 25-yard
lines and a private air-conditioned lounge for those pa-
trons.
At the South end of Bobby Dodd Stadium, 2,970
seats were added in front of the Wardlaw Building,
providing seating in the South end zone for the first
time since 1985. The South end zone seating and the
lower levels of the East and North stands form a
three-sided bowl.
Construction began following the 2001 season, with
the first phase completed for the 2002 season, when
capacity was 43,719. The first phase saw the com-
pletion of the lower bowl seating in the South, East and
North areas of the stadium.
A new natural grass playing surface and drainage sys-
tem was installed, and the field was shifted approxi-
mately 30 feet to the north and 15 feet to the west.
Program management was provided by Carter/
Turner, a joint venture of Carter & Associates and
Turner Construction, while HOK Sport was the pro-
ject’s architect.
Georgia Tech’s football facility was known as Grant
Field until April of 1988, when the Georgia State
Board of Regents voted to add the name Bobby Dodd
Stadium in honor of the legendary coach who guided
the Rambling Wreck to its most illustrious football era.
A member of the National Football Foundation College
Football Hall of Fame, Dodd compiled a 165-64-8
record from 1945-66, and tutored 21 All-Americans
as he led Tech to 13 bowl trips during his 22-year stay
as head coach. Dodd served as Tech’s director of ath-
letics from 1951-76 and then worked as a consultant
for the alumni association until his death in 1988 for
a 57-year association with the Institute.
The name change was the first for the facility since it
was named Hugh Inman Grant Field in 1914 after a
gift from John W. Grant, a member of the Tech Board
of Trustees and a well-known Atlanta merchant. The
Grant family did not give the land on which Grant Field
is built. However, they did give the initial $15,000
used in 1913 to build the first permanent concrete
stands on the west side of the field. In gratitude for the Ticket from 1923 game 1948
gift, the Board of Trustees named the field Hugh
Inman Grant Field in memory of Grant’s deceased son.
The students who built Grant Field more than 90 years
ago wouldn’t recognize the home of Georgia Tech foot-
ball if they saw it now. Not only has the skyline around
the stadium changed dramatically, but the facility has
steadily grown and improved during its rich history.
1952 1958 1962
Tech actually began playing football on this site in
1905, but in 1913, the original concrete West
Stands were largely built by Tech students and seated
5,600. The concrete East Stands were completed in
time for the 1924 season. A year later, the South
Stands were finished, bringing the seating capacity to
approximately 30,000.
In 1947, the West Stands were rebuilt, which raised 1971 1981 1992
the capacity to 40,000, and a new press box was
added. The North Stands were erected in 1958 to
bring the seating to 44,105.
A second deck was added to the East side in 1962, in-
creasing capacity to 53,300. The facility was ex-
panded again in 1967, when the West Stands were
double-decked to bring capacity to 58,121. That proj-
ect also included new press and photo levels, including
an elevator.
Following the 1985 season, the historic South Stands,
which formed the familiar U-shape on North Avenue,
were razed. In their place is the William C. Wardlaw
Center, a multi-purpose facility for Georgia Tech’s ath-
letic and academic departments that was opened in
1988. Seating capacity was reduced to 46,000.
Yellow Jacket Walk
A major renovation was completed prior to the 1992 The Georgia Tech team arrives
season with the construction of the Bill Moore Student at Bobby Dodd Stadium on game
Success Center behind the West Stands, as well as days via Yellow Jacket Walk.
the addition of 32 executive suites, the renovation of
the President’s Box and press level, and the addition
of the Roy Richards Festival concourse area under the
West Stands.
Natural grass returned to Grant Field in 1995 after
24 seasons with artificial turf. The field was originally
surfaced with Astroturf in 1971 and resurfaced in
1979, and then new artificial All-Pro Turf was installed
in 1988.
Bobby Dodd Stadium/Grant Field is located at the
heart of the Georgia Tech campus on Techwood Drive,
bordered by North Avenue on the south and Bobby
Dodd Way on the north.
Tech has hosted numerous crowds which have ex-
ceeded capacity, the largest of which was the 60,316
spectators for the Georgia game in 1973.
Player’s Lounge
Kim King
Locker Room
Hugh Spruill
Strength Center
Technology
Center
At Georgia Tech, the day the cheering stops will still be a
time of celebration. An athlete’s playing days will end, but
the Total Person Program ensures that Yellow Jacket stu-
dent-athletes will be prepared for the career and personal
challenges ahead.
Through this multifaceted program, the brainchild of re-
tired Director of Athletics Dr. Homer Rice, Rambling
Wreck student-athletes have the opportunity to learn the
Tashard Choice earned
elements of success beyond the classroom or playing
his degree in December.
He was drafted by the field. They gain skills that remain with them for a lifetime,
Dallas Cowboys in the preparing for the career and personal challenges ahead.
fourth round of the NFL During his 17-year tenure from 1980-97, Rice rebuilt
draft.
Georgia Tech’s athletic fortunes with an emphasis not just
in fund-raising and facilities but in equally important areas
such as academic support and life skills.
Since Rice started the Total Person Program in 1980, it
has developed into the most comprehensive student-ath-
lete support system in the country. Rice’s model has been
adopted nationwide as the foundation for the NCAA’s Life
Skills Program. Because of the success of the Total Per-
son Program, Georgia Tech was one of three schools
chosen to consult with the NCAA on this project.
Addressing virtually every area of a well-rounded educa-
tional experience, the Total Person Program, under the
direction of Leah Thomas, focuses on the following com-
ponents:
Academic Support and Degree Completion
Life Skills
Career Planning and Placement
Counseling and Wellness
Leadership
Honors
Community Outreach
Homer Rice Center for Sports Performance

Georgia Tech’s Homer Rice Center for Sports Perform-
ance is a unique facility for testing and improving per-
formance.
The Homer Rice Center focuses on six components:
sports physiology, nutrition, sports medicine, psychology,
motion analysis and vision.
Darryl Richard earned his Georgia Opened in 1996, the $8 million facility also includes the
Tech degree in just three years. The sen- Howard Candler, Jr., Football Conference Center and the
ior defensive tackle is now pursuing his George W. Mathews, Jr., Athletic Heritage Center.
graduate degree.
Toys for Tots
Special Olympics
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the na-
tion's top research universities, distinguished by its
commitment to improving the human condition through
advanced science and technology.
Georgia Tech's campus occupies 400 acres in the
heart of the city of Atlanta, where more than 18,000
undergraduate and graduate students receive a fo-
cused, technologically based education.
Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS), the Institute offers many nationally rec-
ognized, top-ranked programs. Undergraduate and
graduate degrees are offered in the Colleges of Archi-
tecture, Engineering, Sciences, Computing, Manage-
ment, and the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. Georgia
Tech is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Re-
port's top ten public universities in the United States.
Georgia Tech, the home of the Yellow Jackets, is the
No. 7 public university in the nation, according to the
2007 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Georgia
Tech is an innovative intellectual environment with more
than 900 full-time instructional faculty and more than
18,000 undergraduate and graduate students.
The university is a national and international leader in
scientific and technological research and education.
Over the past decade, overall research expenditures in-
creased by 84 percent to $355.3 million in 2006,
while federal research expenditures increased 129 per-
cent. Georgia Tech now ranks among the top five in re-
search expenditures among universities without a
medical school. In addition, Georgia Tech has an esti-
mated $3.9 billion annual impact within the state of
Georgia, according to a 2006 Strategic Economic De-
velopment.
Rankings
Year after year, Georgia Tech is consistently the only
technological university ranked in U.S. News & World
Report's listing of America's top ten public universities.
In addition, Georgia Tech's College of Engineering is con-
sistently ranked in the nation's top five by U.S. News. In
terms of producing African American engineering grad-
uates, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ranks Tech
No. 1 at the bachelor's level, No. 2 at the master's
level, and No. 1 at the doctoral level. These impressive
national rankings reflect the academic prestige long as-
sociated with the Georgia Tech curriculum.
Tech's National Rankings
U.S. News & World Report
No. 7 public university in the country
No. 4 graduate engineering college
No. 5 undergraduate engineering college
No. 1 industrial engineering program
9 undergraduate engineering programs ranked in the top 10
8 graduate engineering programs ranked in the top 10
No. 1 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to African American students
No. 3 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to all categories of minority students
No. 9 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to Asian American students
Mark Teixeira (left), Mario West (center) and Keith Brooking all played at Georgia Tech.
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expansion and relocation 3
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headquarters 4
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college students 5
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5th University research 5
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KMPG 2006
2
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
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Expansion Management Magazine
4
Fortune Magazine
5
Atlanta Regional Council Higher Education
6
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The Rambling Wreck
September 30, 1961 versus Rice. For the first time, the offi-
cial Rambling Wreck car led the Georgia Tech football team
onto Grant Field. It’s happened at every home game since.
The event did not establish a new tradition at Georgia Tech, but
it cemented one. The vehicle, a restored 1930 Model A Ford
Sport Coupe, was Tech’s first official Rambling Wreck car.
Since that time, the Rambling Wreck car has joined a much
older tradition-the Yellow Jacket-as an official school mascot.
The term Rambling Wreck was first applied to a 1914 Ford
owned by Floyd Field, Dean of Men. In the first published ref-
erence to the car as the “Rambling Wreck” in 1927, the Tech-
nique student newspaper spoke out against Field when he
considered trading the car, but he did it anyway.
Tech officials decided in the late 1950s that the school needed
an official car that would be known forever as the Rambling
Wreck. Dean of Students James Dull began a search for a pre-
1940 vintage model, and finally found one-parked in front of
his apartment building. The owner, Capt. Ted J. Johnson, a
Delta Air Lines pilot, had just finished restoring the 1930 Ford
Cabriolet Sport Coupe, which he intended to give to his son as
a gift. White & Gold
Johnson decided to let Tech have the car for $1,000 in May,
In the fall of 1891, before Georgia Tech organized a football team
1961. He later returned the purchase price in the form of a
of its own, a game was scheduled between Auburn and Georgia.
contribution to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund, fulfilling a desire to
A rivalry was already established in baseball between Tech and
go on record as having given the Rambling Wreck to Georgia
Georgia, so Tech students were invited to the game to cheer, of
Tech.
course, for Auburn.
The students appointed a committee to recommend colors to be
The Yellow Jacket worn and cheers to be used at the game. The committee sug-
gested white and gold, and about 200 students attended the
Conflicting accounts exist as to the origins and beginnings of game wearing those colors.
the Yellow Jacket, but the nickname did not grow out of the fa-
miliar six-legged insect; rather, the insect mascot, known as In 1893, when Georgia Tech’s football team played Georgia for
“Buzz,” grew out of the nickname. The first known reference to the first time, a group of young women from the Lucy Cobb Insti-
Tech students as “Yellowjackets” appeared in the Atlanta Con- tute for Girls attended the game to cheer for Tech, dressed in
stitution in 1905 and came into common usage at that time. white and gold.
The name, spelled as one word, was first used to describe sup-
porters who attended Tech athletic events, dressed in yellow Oh well it’s up with the White and Gold
coats and jackets. The actual mascot was conceived at a later, Down with the Red and Black
undetermined date. Georgia Tech is out for the victory
Other nicknames which have applied to Tech teams include the We’ll drop the battle axe on Georgia’s head
Engineers; the Tecks, the first known nickname which was When we meet her, our team is sure to beat her
phased out around 1910; the Blacksmiths, common between Down on the old farm there will be no sound
1902 and 1904; and the Golden Tornado, thought to be cre- Till our bow-wows rip through the air
ated by sportswriters when John Heisman led Tech to its first When the battle is over, Georgia’s team will be found
national title in 1917. With the Yellow Jackets swarming around.
The Fight Song
The Georgia Tech fight song grew out of an old folk ballad, “The Sons of
the Gamboliers.”
Howard D. Cutter, a member of Tech’s first graduating class (Mechan-
ical Engineering, 1892), wrote in the November-December 1942 issue
of the Georgia Tech Alumnus that the “Ramblin’ Wreck” had its origins
during the first two years after Tech opened in 1888, inspired when
the entire student body traveled to Athens to see Tech’s baseball team
defeat Georgia.
By the early 1900s, “Ramblin’ Wreck” was an established tradition. The
earliest existing published version of the song appeared in the Blueprint,
the Institute’s yearbook, in 1908.
In 1910, Michael A. Greenblatt, Tech’s first bandmaster, discovered
the band playing “Ramblin’ Wreck” to the tune of “Sons of the Gam-
boliers,” and made his first arrangement of the song in the form of a
handwritten manuscript.
When Frank Roman succeeded Greenblatt as bandmaster in 1911, he
wrote a new adaptation of “Ramblin’ Wreck,” accompanied by many
trumpet flourishes, that became nationally known. His is the version
that continues to be popular today.
The fame of the song spread to such proportions that in 1959 it was
sung by Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev at their historic face-to-
face meeting in Moscow. In 1984, the law firm of Newton, Hopkins &
Ormsby investigated the copyright of “Ramblin’ Wreck” and found that
a number of people have had various versions of the song copyrighted.
The original version of the song is in the public domain and can be
played without payment of royalties.
I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer,

A helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer,
Like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear,
I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer.
Oh, if I had a daughter, sir, I’d dress her in White and Gold,
And put her on the campus, to cheer the brave and bold.
But if I had a son, sir, I’ll tell you what he’d do.
He would yell, “To Hell with Georgia,” like his daddy used to do.
Oh, I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three thousand pounds,
A college bell to put it in and a clapper to stir it around.
I’d drink to all good fellows who come from far and near.
I’m a ramblin’, gamblin’, hell of an engineer.
Over the previous two years, 22 of Georgia Tech’s last 24 games
have been televised nationally or regionally.
The Atlantic Coast Conference topped 4 million fans in football at-
tendance for the second straight year in 2007. And, the ACC’s aver-
age per-game attendance in 2007 of 53,733, was its highest since the
pre-12-team record of 55,955 set in 2004. The ACC’s stadiums were
also filled to 91.6 percent of capacity, again the highest mark since the
2004 season.
ACC teams helped ESPN record
five of its top seven TV ratings for
its bowl games in 2007.
For the 16th year in a row, Geor-
gia Tech will be featured in ESPN’s
Thursday night, national television
package when the Yellow Jackets
host Miami at Bobby Dodd Stadium
on November 20th. The Yellow
Jackets have made 20 appear-
ances since 1991, more than any
other school in the nation.
‘08 Preview: Everything New On The Flats
PAUL JOHNSON’S FIRST YELLOW JACKET TEAM WILL BE YOUNG, BUT EXCITING
Georgia Tech will still play its home football games at Historic Grant we've been in the past. We threw it a lot more at Hawai’i [when Johnson
Field/Bobby Dodd Stadium. Almost everything else concerning Yellow was the offensive coordinator there]. We ran it more at Navy. I envision it
Jacket football will have a new look in 2008. being somewhere in between here."
Paul Johnson, a proven winner at Georgia Southern and more recently Johnson and his mostly-new staff -- three coaches remain from the pre-
at Navy, enters his first season as Georgia Tech’s head coach. Johnson, vious staff -- will have their work cut out for them in 2008. Gone from last
who replaced Chan Gailey in December, has brought his option-based year’s 7-6 team (4-4 in the ACC) are 14 starters, including the ACC’s two-
spread offense and six new assistant coaches to The Flats. time leading rusher Tashard Choice. The Yellow Jackets must also fill holes
With all the changes, excitement around the program has been revived. on the offensive line, replace two-thirds of the starting linebacker corps and
Johnson won national championships at Georgia Southern and took Navy to three-fourths of the starting secondary.
an unprecedented level. How long will it take current Yellow Jacket players Also gone is perhaps the best kicker-punter duo in Georgia Tech history.
to master his unique schemes? And how long will it be before Tech com- Kicker Travis Bell was the second-leading scorer in school history and
petes for an ACC Championship? punter Durant Brooks was the 2007 Ray Guy Award winner.
“I believe that to win football games you must be able to run the football In addition, Tech is still feeling effects of an NCAA probation that ended
and stop the run,” said Johnson, whose Navy teams led the nation in rush- in December. When fall practice begins in late July, only 73 Yellow Jackets
ing in 2005, 2006 and 2007. “I think that’s been true for a long period of may be on scholarship. The numbers will eventually climb closer to the
time. That’s the way we are going to approach it. NCAA limit of 85, but for now Tech’s numbers are thin.
“We’ll go in trying to make sure we can run the ball on offense. That The Yellow Jacket cupboard, however, is far from bare. There are 48 re-
doesn’t mean we aren’t going to throw the ball. We hope to have a good turning letterwinners, including eight starters, two of which -- senior offen-
passing attack as well. On the flip-side, we have to be able to stop the run. sive tackle Andrew Gardner and senior defensive tackle Vance Walker --
No matter how many guys you have to put up there, that has to be prior- were first team All-ACC selections in 2007.
ity No. 1.” Walker anchors the defensive line, which could potentially be one of the
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There are several misconceptions about Johnson’s spread offense. While strongest groups in the ACC, if not all of college football. Walker and fellow
there is a definite emphasis on the run, the offense is built around misdi- senior defensive tackle Darryl Richard form a talented run-stopping, pass-
rection and has the potential to churn out yards -- and points -- in a hurry. rushing duo. Last year Walker and Richard combined for 25.5 tackles-for-
Johnson’s 2007 Navy team closed the season by scoring 30 or more loss, 13 sacks and four forced fumbles. Senior defensive end Michael
points in six consecutive games. Only Florida, with seven, owned a longer Johnson is a 6-7, 260-pound pass-rush specialist who has potential to be
streak. Navy had 25 scoring drives of two minutes or less in 2007, which a high NFL draft pick.
ranked 10th nationally. Of the Midshipmen’s 25 scoring drives of two min- Tech returns just one starting linebacker -- sophomore Shane Bowen --
utes or less, 22 resulted in touchdowns. and just one starter from the secondary -- senior cornerback Jahi Word-
"Our system isn't much different from what everybody else is running," Daniels -- but the Jackets aren’t as thin in those areas as it appears on
Johnson said. "Pretty much everybody is running what we're running, but paper.
they're doing it out of the shotgun. We're just doing it from under center. Sophomore Anthony Barnes started three games at outside linebacker
"I think the system is varied enough to where and was a regular part of the rotation. Sophomore defensive back Morgan
we can tweak it to fit the players we Burnett was one of the
have here. We've added a lot of differ- ACC’s top non-starters in
ent things at the schools where 2007 and was a member
Percentages Returning
Rushing Attempts 29.2
Rushing Yards 31.8
Rushing Touchdowns 39.3
Passing Attempts 9.6
Pass Completions 8.9
Passing Yards 10.8
Passing Touchdowns 20.0
Receptions 50.3
Receiving Yards 56.7
Receiving Touchdowns 70.0
Total Offense 24.2
Total Touchdowns 46.2
Scoring 31.9
Field Goals 0.0
Field Goal Attempts 0.0
Punts 0.0
Punt Returns 95.5
Kickoff Returns 44.9
Interceptions 100.0
Pass Break-Ups 47.8
Total Tackles 46.7
Tackles for Loss 46.8
Sacks 50.0
Forced Fumbles 66.7 Andrew Gardner (left) and Vance
Fumble Recoveries 53.3 Walker (right) were both first team All-
ACC selections in 2007. Both are All-
34 Blocked Kicks 50.0 American candidates in 2008.
of the Sporting News’ ACC All-Freshmen Team.
On the offensive line, the Yellow Jackets must replace guards Matt RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rhodes and Nate McManus and center Kevin Tuminello. Those three play- RUSHING GP Att Yards Avg TD Avg/G
ers combined for 119 career starts and Tuminello was Tech’s starter at Jonathan Dwyer, So. 13 82 436 5.3 9 33.5
center for three seasons. Josh Nesbitt, So. 11 53 339 6.4 0 30.8
Gardner, a first team All-ACC selection in 2007, is the leader of the
group with 39 consecutive starting assignments entering 2008. He’ll have PASSING GP Com Att Int TD Yards
help from junior Cord Howard, a returning starter at tackle, and senior Calvin Booker, Sr. 5 11 21 1 1 167
tackle A.J. Smith, who has six career starts. Junior Dan Voss started the Josh Nesbitt, So. 11 5 13 2 1 93
final seven games of 2007 at guard and is likely to move over to the cen-
ter position this fall. RECEIVING GP Rec Yds Avg TD Avg/G
The big question on offense is which quarterback will direct Tech’s spread Greg Smith, Jr. 12 37 588 15.9 2 49.0
option-based attack. Sophomore Josh Nesbitt, who played in 11 games Demaryius Thomas, So. 13 35 558 15.9 4 42.9
as a true freshman, has the build and the athleticism if he can fully grasp Correy Earls, So. 11 14 188 13.4 1 17.1
the scheme. Senior Calvin Booker, a former Auburn transfer, played well
in the final game of the 2007 regular season and also in the bowl game. DEFENSE Tackles TFL Sacks Int FR FF
Redshirt freshman walk-on Bryce Dykes turned heads in spring practice Morgan Burnett, So. 57 2.5 1.0 3 1 0
with his toughness and ability to direct the offense. Jahi Word-Daniels, Sr. 56 2.5 0.0 2 0 0
Tech loses its starting tailback (Choice) and underrated starting fullback Vance Walker, Sr. 45 14.0 8.5 0 2 3
(Mike Cox), but a number of candidates could help carry the load this fall. Shane Bowen, Jr. 34 4.0 3.0 0 0 1
The leading returning rusher is sophomore Jonathan Dwyer, who rushed Darryl Richard, Sr. 30 11.5 4.5 0 1 1
for 436 yards and nine touchdowns last season as a rookie. Dwyer enters
spring drills as the top candidate to start at the B-back (fullback) position.
The new-look offense includes two slot or A-backs and two wide receivers. ence. Monken has the title of special teams coordinator, but every assistant
The A-back is a hybrid position, used as a rusher as well as a receiver. coach will have a role in special teams.
Junior Greg Smith, Tech’s leading returning receiver after reeling in 37
passes for 588 yards last season, moved to the A-back position in the The Schedule
The ACC schedule-makers did no favors to Tech. After opening the sea-
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spring. Smith, who should be fully recovered from a spring shoulder injury,
should get significantly more touches at his new position. son on a Thursday night with Jacksonville State, the Yellow Jackets play on
Competing for the other A-back position will be speedy redshirt fresh- consecutive September Saturdays, on the road, against Boston College and
man Roddy Jones and senior Andrew Smith, who also moves from wide Virginia Tech. The Eagles and Hokies were the ACC’s divisional champions
receiver. Sophomore Austin Barrick, a 254-pounder, gives the Yellow Jack- in 2007 and played in the ACC Championship Game.
ets some power at the position. Tech’s road schedule may be one of the most difficult in all of college foot-
A pair of talented sophomores anchor the wide receiver position. De- ball. In addition to playing at Boston College and Virginia Tech, the Yellow
maryius “Bay-Bay” Thomas hauled in 35 receptions for 558 yards in 2007 Jackets also travel to Clemson, North Carolina and Georgia.
as a redshirt freshman. Correy Earls, who overcame a neck injury last sea- Georgia Tech will play home games against Jacksonville State, Missis-
son, has remarkable speed. sippi State, Duke, Gardner-Webb, Virginia, Florida State and Miami.
The biggest shoes to fill may be at kicker and punter where Bell and Mississippi State is coming off an 8-5 season in which the Bulldogs won
Brooks formed one of college football’s best duos in 2007. Bell scored a the Liberty Bowl. Florida State is back on Tech’s schedule for the first time
team-high 106 points last season and converted 23-of-28 field goal at- since 2003. The game against Miami will be a Thursday night game tele-
tempts. Brooks was outstanding, punting for an average of 45.1 yards, vised nationally by ESPN.
earning first team All-America honors and he left Tech with the highest ca-
reer punting average in the history of the ACC. Johnson On The Recruiting Class
True sophomore walk-on Scott Blair was a hidden gem on Tech’s special “We’re really excited about how the class turned out. We think we ad-
teams last year. Handling the Yellow Jackets’ kickoff duties, Blair helped dressed some needs at a number of positions. We went after some guys
Tech rank third nationally in kickoff return yardage defense. Blair is a can- who can run and we think we accomplished that with some speed guys. We
didate to start at both kicker and punter. Junior Mohamed Yahiaoui han- found a few big guys to play up front on the offensive line. On defense, we
dled the kickoffs in 2006 and sat out last season as a redshirt. feel like we found some good linebackers who can run and do some things
Senior Bret White returns as the dependable long-snapper. within our scheme that will really fit. In the secondary we found some guys
who can play multiple positions -- either safety or corner and they can switch
Paul Johnson’s Coaching Staff over and play skill positions on offense.”
Paul Johnson’s first staff at Georgia Tech is an interesting mix. He re-
tained three defensive coaches from the previous Yellow Jacket staff,
brought three assistant coaches with him from Navy, and recruited three
other veteran coaches he has longstanding ties with. The result is a cohe-
sive staff that is concerned with overall team performance and not just the
performance of their specific unit.
Johnson retained Giff Smith (defensive line), Brian Jean-Mary (lineback-
ers) and Charles Kelly (cornerbacks). Kelly moves to defense after serving
last season as special teams coach.
Brian Bohannon (B-backs and quarterbacks), Jeff Monken (slot backs
and special teams) and Todd Spencer (co-offensive line) come to Georgia
Tech after previously working with Johnson at Navy.
Johnson hired Dave Wommack (defensive coordinator), who served last
season as linebackers coach at Southern Mississippi. Al “Buzz” Preston
(wide receivers) coached at New Mexico last year and began his associa-
tion with Johnson two decades earlier at Hawai’i. Johnson also hired Mike
Sewak (co-offensive line), a veteran coach who actually replaced Johnson as
Georgia Southern’s head coach in 2002.
Sewak and Spencer will work together to coach the offensive line. Com-
bined, Sewak and Spencer have more than 50 years of coaching experi-
QB Josh Nesbitt (left), A-back Greg Smith (center) and WR Demaryius Thomas. 35
QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE LINE
Sophomore Josh Nesbitt hasn’t been crowned the starter, but he’s the leader The defensive line, paced by a pair of returning senior starters at defensive
in the clubhouse. Nesbitt has the tools to be an outstanding spread offense tackle, could be one of Georgia Tech’s real strengths in 2008.
quarterback. He is Tech’s second-leading returning rusher (339 yards), averag- Seniors Vance Walker, a first team All-ACC selection in 2007, and Darryl
ing 6.4 yards per carry. Nesbitt only completed 5-of-13 passes as a true fresh- Richard anchor the defensive line. Together, Walker (14 tackles-for-loss in 2007)
man, but has underrated arm strength. and Richard (11.5) helped Georgia Tech lead the nation in sacks and rank fourth
Senior Calvin Booker, the Auburn transfer who played well down the stretch nationally in tackles-for-loss.
in 2007, worked extremely hard in the spring. The spring also marked the emer- Senior Michael Johnson started just one game at defensive end last year,
gence of redshirt freshman Bryce Dykes, a local walk-on, who spent part of but the extremely athletic player is projected to be an NFL first-round draft pick.
spring drills running the No. 1 offense. Sophomore Derrick Morgan anchors the other end position after serving as
And there’s more help on the way. Two true freshmen -- Jaybo Shaw and part of the regular rotation last season.
Tevin Washington -- are perfectly suited for the offense. And, there is depth. Senior Elris Anyaibe was the top reserve at tackle last
year. Ben Anderson lettered at tackle in 2007. Sophomore Robert Hall, who
B-BACK cracked the two-deep early last season before suffering injuries, will play a key
The B-back, in the new offense, could potentially be one of the team’s leading role. Two redshirt freshmen -- Jason Peters and Logan Walls -- add depth. Two
rushers. The fullback position in the old offense was primarily a blocker. good-sized true freshmen -- 6-7 T.J. Barnes and 6-6 Antonio Wilson -- join the
There is no question that Tech will miss fullback Mike Cox, one of the best ranks this fall.
blocking backs in college football. However, the Yellow Jackets have a rising star
at B-back in sophomore Jonathan Dwyer. Dwyer, who last year rushed for 436 LINEBACKER
yards (5.3 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns as a true freshman, is Tech’s Two players with starting experience -- junior Shane Bowen and sophomore
leading returning rusher. Anthony Barnes -- are back in the fold. Bowen, who missed spring drills after
Behind Dwyer are two more sophomores -- Quincy Kelly and Luke Cox. Cox, shoulder surgery, started 10 games at outside linebacker last season and
the younger brother of Mike, is eligible this season after transferring from Con- recorded 34 tackles and 3.0 sacks. Barnes started the other three games,
necticut. Richard Watson is a bruising true freshman. made 29 tackles including 6.0 tackles-for-loss.
True sophomore Brad Jefferson played in 12 games last season. Redshirt
A-BACK freshman Kyle Jackson started most of the spring at outside linebacker. A num-
Junior Greg Smith, a former wide receiver, and redshirt freshman Roddy ber of players including senior Tony Clark, junior Sedric Griffin, senior Matt Bra-
Jones, the top candidates to start at the two A-Back positions, give the Yellow man, senior James Liipfert and sophomore Osahon Tongo will all compete for
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Jackets outstanding speed in the slot. Smith was Tech’s leading receiver last playing time. Senior Travis Chambers is also back in the mix after not being on
season. This year he should get more rushing attempts. the roster last season. Redshirt freshmen Albert Rocker will get a look as well.
Right behind Smith and Jones is senior Andrew Smith, another converted Three true freshmen linebackers -- B.J. Machen, Malcolm Munroe and
wide receiver, and Austin Barrick, big enough to play on the offensive line. Steven Sylvester -- give the Yellow Jackets plenty of youth-laden depth.
Embry Peeples and Marcus Wright are two A-backs in the freshmen class.
SECONDARY
WIDE RECEIVER The most experienced returnee in the secondary is two-year starting senior
The Jacket receiving corps is extremely young, led by sophomores Demary- cornerback Jahi Word-Daniels, who had 56 tackles, a team-best eight pass
ius “Bay-Bay” Thomas and Correy Earls. Thomas caught 35 passes for 558 break-ups and two interceptions last year. The other corner is up for grabs, with
yards (15.9 yards per reception) and four touchdowns. Earls caught just 14 sophomore Marion Butler and redshirt freshman Jarrard Tarrant the leading
passes in 2007, but the speedster came on strong at the end of the season. candidates. Both are skilled, but inexperienced.
True freshman Tyler Melton and sophomore walk-on Kevin Cone were im- Junior Martin Frierson and redshirt freshman Michael Peterson will also
pressive in the spring. Redshirt freshmen Zach Fisher and R.B. Clyburn give compete for playing time at the corner.
Tech depth. True freshmen Daniel McKayhan and Quentin Sims join the fold in At safety, the Jackets return a rising star in sophomore Morgan Burnett,
the fall. who can play any position in the secondary and led last year’s team with three
interceptions. Joining Burnett at safety will be sophomore Dominique Reese, a
standout on special teams last season, or junior Jake Blackwood, who has the
OFFENSIVE LINE
edge in experience. Redshirt freshman Willie White moved from receiver to
The Yellow Jacket offensive line lost a group of experienced veterans, but re- safety in the spring and senior Troy Garside give Tech depth.
turn a strong nucleus. Georgia Tech also signed five true freshman defensive backs.
Leading the way is senior All-American candidate Andrew Gardner, a first
team All-ACC selection at tackle last season. Gardner is a big reason Tech was
KICKERS/PUNTERS
so efficient in the run and in protecting the quarterback the last two years.
Tech returns 6-7 senior tackle A.J. Smith and 6-5 junior tackle Cord Howard, There is no getting around the fact that the Yellow Jackets lost one of the best
who split starting duties a year ago. Junior Dan Voss, who started seven games kickers (Travis Bell) and punters (Durant Brooks) in school history. Even so, Tech
at guard in ‘07, is the likely starter at center. may not lose much ground in the kicking department.
Junior tackle Jason Hill gained a great deal of ex- Scott Blair got to reveal only a portion of
perience late last season. Versatile senior David Brown his skills last fall when he handled Tech’s
has seen limited action anywhere from guard to tight kickoffs. Behind Blair, Tech ranked among
end. Junior Brad Sellers, a former tight end, moves the nation’s leaders in kickoff return
inside to the offensive line. yardage defense. Blair has shown that he
Three redshirt freshmen -- Nick Claytor, Joseph can also punt and kick field goals.
Gilbert and Clyde Yandell -- will make an immediate im- Because the Jackets were so loaded at
pact. Tech also recruited well on the line, bringing in kicker last year, junior Mohamed Yahiaoui
highly-touted Omoregie Uzzi, center Nick McRae and was able to redshirt. In 2006, Yahiaoui han-
tackle Phil Smith. dled the majority of Tech’s kickoffs and will
compete for a role as field goal kicker.
Senior Bret White returns as the de-
pendable long-snapper.
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Surveying The Players What About The
Uniforms?
YELLOW JACKETS RATE THEIR TEAMMATES The Yellow Jackets may
embrace their history by
wearing white jerseys,
FASTEST STRONGEST BEST DRESSER BEST SINGER BEST DANCER along with gold helmets
and gold pants, at home
games in 2008. We
asked the Tech players,
if it were up to them,
what color scheme
would they choose. The
Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes results, along with per-
Correy Earls 56% Michael Johnson 27% Andrew Smith 31% Cord Howard 37% Brad Jefferson 16% centage of votes, are
Morgan Burnett 25% Vance Walker 12% Correy Earls 16% Darryl Richard 23% Jerrard Tarrant 15% below:
Jonathan Dwyer 7% Brad Sellers 12% Darryl Richard 10% R.B. Clyburn 7% Nick Claytor 12%
Roddy Jones 3% Brad Jefferson 9% Cord Howard 8% Anthony Egbinuwe 4% Tyler Barrett 10% Helmet/Jersey/Pants %
Dominique Reese 3% Ben Anderson 8% Osahon Tongo 4% James Liipfert 4% Derrick Morgan 6% White/Blue/White 21%
Demaryius Thomas 3% Josh Wallace 6% Jahi Word-Daniels 4% Demaryius Thomas 4% Willie White 6% Gold/Blue/White 20%
Blue/Blue/Blue 11%
TOUGHEST BEST LEADER EATS THE MOST MOST ATHLETIC WILL SURPRISE IN ‘08 White/Blue/Blue 8%
Gold/Blue/Blue 8%
White/Gold/White 5%
Blue/White/White 4%
Gold/Blue/Gold 4%
Blue/White/Blue 3%
Gold/Gold/White 3%
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Blue/Blue/White 2%
Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes Player % Votes Blue/White/Gold 2%
Bryce Dykes 23% Darryl Richard 53% Dan Voss 24% Morgan Burnett 34% Roddy Jones 28% Gold/White/Blue 2%
Michael Johnson 18% Andrew Gardner 23% Sean Bedford 18% Michael Johnson 32% Jerrard Tarrant 16% Gold/White/White 2%
Calvin Booker 5% Michael Johnson 17% Clyde Yandell 12% Josh Nesbitt 10% Bryce Dykes 14% White/Gold/Blue 2%
Troy Garside 5% Calvin Booker 6% Elris Anyaibe 10% Anthony Barnes 6% Luke Cox 12% White/White/White 2%
Dan Voss 5% Josh Nesbitt 3% Cord Howard 10% Dominque Reese 4% Tyler Melton 10%
Vance Walker 5% James Liipfert 3% Albert Rocker 10% Demaryius Thomas 4% Dominique Reese 10% Who Would You
Add To The
Schedule?
Separated At Birth For a moment, Georgia
Tech players pretended
THE CELEBRITY THESE PLAYERS RESEMBLE THE MOST to be athletic director
Dan Radakovich. When
asked what team they
would most like to see
added to the schedule,
below is how the Yellow
Jacket players re-
sponded:
Team Votes
Ben Vin Lucas John Kyle Chris Roddy Carlton from Southern Cal 22
Anderson Diesel Cox Cena Jackson Brown Jones Fresh Prince
Alabama 8
Florida 8
LSU 5
Texas 5
Hawaii (away) 4
Auburn 3
Ohio State 3
Penn State 3
Tennessee 3
Michigan 2
Zach Bobby (King of James Will Michael Eddie Michael Wolverine Oklahoma 2
Krish the Hill) Liipfert Ferrell Peterson George Ray South Carolina 2
Colorado 1
Connecticut 1
Illinois 1
Kentucky 1
Ole Miss (away) 1
South Florida 1
Syracuse 1
Texas A&M 1
UCLA 1
Vance Omar Josh Andre Logan Elvis Clyde Prince Wake Forest 1
Walker Gooding Wallace 3000 Walls Yandell William 37
2008 Squad Analysis
SQUAD BREAKDOWN 33 Troy Garside S 5-11 202 Sr.-R Jacksonville, Fla.
54 Sedric Griffin LB 5-11 239 Jr. Blair, S.C.
Basic Offense Spread Basic Defense 4-3 Multiple 97 Robert Hall DE 6-3 248 So.-R Hawkinsville, Ga.
Letterwinners Returning 48 Letterwinners Lost 25 25 DeRon Jasper S 6-2 198 So.-R Dunwoody, Ga.
Offense 20 Offense 13 51 Brad Jefferson LB 6-2 227 So. Wrightsville, Ga.
Defense 25 Defense 10 93 Michael Johnson DE 6-7 247 Sr. Selma, Ala.
Specialists 3 Specialists 2 30 James Liipfert LB 6-0 234 Sr.-R Marshallville, Ga.
Starters Returning 8 Starters Lost 16 91 Derrick Morgan DE 6-4 270 So. Coatesville, Pa.
Offense 4 Offense 7 26 Dominique Reese DB 5-11 178 So.-R Auburn, Ala.
Defense 4 Defense 7 95 Darryl Richard DT 6-4 290 Sr.-R Destrehan, La.
Specialists *0 Specialists 2 66 Luke Snider DL 6-0 218 So.-R Norcross, Ga.
56 Osahon Tongo LB 6-3 252 So.-R Naperville, Ill.
Non- Letterwinners *Starters 99 Vance Walker DT 6-2 293 Sr. Fort Mill, S.C.
By Class Total Scholarship Scholarship Returning Returning 32 Jahi Word-Daniels CB 6-0 194 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
Seniors 19 13 6 6 4
Juniors 18 10 8 9 4 SPECIALIST LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (3)
Sophomores 30 19 11 5 0 14 Scott Blair PK/P 6-0 173 So. Calhoun, Ga.
RS Freshmen 22 11 11 - - 50 Bret White LS 5-11 240 Sr.-R Marietta, Ga.
True Freshmen 26 21 5 - - 31 Mohamed Yahiaoui PK 5-11 215 Jr.-R Roswell, Ga.
By Position
OFFENSE TOTAL 58 33 25 20 4
OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (4)
Quarterbacks 7 4 3 2 0
Running Backs 16 10 6 6 1 64 Andrew Gardner OT 6-6 305 Sr.-R Tyrone, Ga.
71 Cord Howard OT 6-5 310 Jr.-R Phenix City, Ala.
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Receivers 13 6 7 4 0
Linemen 22 13 9 8 3 5 Greg Smith A-back 6-3 195 Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga.
DEFENSE TOTAL 49 40 9 25 4 77 Dan Voss OL 6-4 294 Jr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J.
Linemen 15 12 3 8 2
Linebackers 14 13 1 9 1 DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (4)
Secondary 20 15 5 8 1
57 Shane Bowen LB 6-1 218 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio
SPECIALISTS TOTAL 8 1 7 3 *0
95 Darryl Richard DT 6-4 290 Sr.-R Destrehan, La.
Overall Total 115 74 41 48 8
99 Vance Walker DT 6-2 293 Sr. Fort Mill, S.C.
*Tech returns its kickoff specialist and long snapper
32 Jahi Word-Daniels CB 6-0 194 Sr. Hoover, Ala.
OFFENSIVE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (20) SPECIALIST STARTERS RETURNING (2)

18 Calvin Booker QB 6-4 234 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga.
14 Scott Blair PK 6-0 173 So. Calhoun, Ga.
82 David Brown OL 6-3 271 Sr.-R Madison, Ala.
50 Bret White LS 5-11 240 Sr.-R Marietta, Ga.
45 Jason Davis A-back 5-10 196 Jr.-R Duluth, Ga.
21 Jonathan Dwyer B-back 6-0 228 So. Marietta, Ga.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS LOST (7)
15 Correy Earls WR 6-0 190 So.-R Macon, Ga.
43 Tyler Evans A-back 5-8 190 Jr. Acworth, Ga. 13 Taylor Bennett QB 6-3 214 Jr.-R St. Louis, Mo.
65 Andrew Folkner OL 6-0 299 Sr.-R Marietta, Ga. 22 Tashard Choice RB 6-1 211 Sr.-R Riverdale, Ga.
64 Andrew Gardner OT 6-6 305 Sr.-R Tyrone, Ga. 40 Mike Cox FB 6-1 260 Sr. Lewisberry, Pa.
75 Jason Hill OT 6-4 299 Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga. 89 James Johnson WR 6-0 196 Sr.-R Oakland, Fla.
71 Cord Howard OT 6-5 310 Jr.-R Phenix City, Ala. 84 Colin Peek TE 6-6 241 So.-R Jacksonville, Fla.
46 Matt Kamp B-back 5-11 240 Jr.-R Alpharetta, Ga. 61 Matt Rhodes OG 6-3 277 Sr.-R Angleton, Texas
38 Quincy Kelly B-back 6-0 238 So.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. 60 Kevin Tuminello C 6-4 285 Sr.-R Youngstown, Ohio
27 Jonathan Malone WR 5-9 167 Jr. Marietta, Ga.
9 Josh Nesbitt QB 6-1 214 So. Greensboro, Ga. DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST (7)
81 Brad Sellers OL 6-2 252 Jr.-R Grand Prairie, Texas
58 Gary Guyton LB 6-3 242 Sr. Hinesville, Ga.
53 A.J. Smith OT 6-7 299 Sr.-R Tampa, Fla.
23 Djay Jones S 6-1 199 Sr. St. Mary’s, Ga.
83 Andrew Smith WR 5-11 191 Sr.-R Tampa, Fla.
4 Jamal Lewis S 6-0 204 Sr. Riverdale, Ga.
5 Greg Smith A-back 6-3 195 Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga.
42 Adamm Oliver DE 6-4 264 Sr.-R New Port Richey, Fla.
8 Demaryius Thomas WR 6-3 229 So.-R Dublin, Ga.
34 Avery Roberson CB-S 6-1 197 Sr.-R Atlanta, Ga.
77 Dan Voss OG 6-4 294 Jr.-R Cherry Hill, N.J.
90 Darrell Robertson DE 6-5 252 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga.
41 Philip Wheeler LB 6-2 238 Sr.-R Columbus, Ga.
DEFENSIVE LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (25)
98 Ben Anderson DT 6-2 271 So.-R Aiken, S.C. SPECIALIST STARTERS LOST (2)
94 Elris Anyaibe DT 6-3 280 Sr.-R DeSoto, Texas
87 Travis Bell PK 6-0 223 Sr.-R Roswell, Ga.
12 Anthony Barnes LB 6-3 231 So.-R Cartersville, Ga.
39 Durant Brooks P 6-0 198 Sr.-R Macon, Ga.
47 Jake Blackwood S 6-1 180 Jr.-R West Palm Beach, Fla.
57 Shane Bowen LB 6-1 218 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio
17 Matt Braman LB 6-3 236 Sr. Niwot, Colo. FORMER TRANSFERS (3)
1 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 198 So. College Park, Ga. 18 Calvin Booker QB 6-4 234 Sr.-R Auburn
2 Mario Butler CB 6-1 181 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 36 Lucas Cox B-back 6-0 238 So.-R Connecticut
52 Travis Chambers LB 5-11 232 Sr.-R Decatur, Ga. 69 Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 253 So.-R Tulsa
7 Tony Clark LB 6-1 213 Sr. Garden City, Ga.
38 10 Martin Frierson S 6-2 208 Jr.-R Columbia, S.C.
Preseason Depth Chart Through Spring Practice
OFFENSE DEFENSE
QB 9 Josh Nesbitt 6-1 214 So. DE 91 Derrick Morgan 6-4 270 So.
16 Bryce Dykes 6-1 181 Fr.-R 97 Robert Hall 6-3 248 So.-R
18 Calvin Booker 6-4 234 Sr.-R 41 Anthony Egbuniwe 6-4 253 So.-R
67 Steven Powers 6-2 226 So.-R
B-Back 21 Jonathan Dwyer 6-0 228 So.
38 Quincy Kelly OR 6-0 238 So.-R DT 99 Vance Walker 6-2 293 Sr.
36 Lucas Cox 6-0 238 So.-R 94 Elris Anyaibe 6-3 280 Sr.-R
96 Logan Walls 6-2 287 Fr.-R
A-Back 5 Greg Smith 6-3 195 Jr.-R 66 Luke Snider 6-0 218 So.-R
83 Andrew Smith 5-11 191 Sr.-R
27 Jonathan Malone 5-9 167 Jr. DT 95 Darryl Richard 6-4 290 Sr.-R
98 Ben Anderson 6-2 271 So.-R
A-Back 20 Roddy Jones 5-9 194 Fr.-R 79 Sean Bedford 6-1 268 So.-R
85 Austin Barrick 6-3 254 So.-R
25 Paul Reese 6-0 178 Fr.-R DE 93 Michael Johnson 6-7 260 Sr.
92 Jason Peters 6-4 272 Fr.-R
WR 8 Demaryius Thomas 6-3 229 So.-R
81 Zach Fisher 6-2 193 Fr.-R WLB 12 Anthony Barnes 6-3 231 So.-R
88 Kevin Cone 6-2 202 So. 7 Tony Clark 6-1 213 Sr.
44 Albert Rocker 6-1 225 Fr.-R
WR 15 Correy Earls 6-0 190 So.-R
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84 Tyler Melton 6-0 199 Fr. MLB 51 Brad Jefferson 6-2 227 So.
87 R.B. Clyburn 6-6 209 Fr.-R 56 Osahon Tongo OR 6-3 252 So.-R
52 Travis Chambers 5-11 232 Sr.-R
LT 64 Andrew Gardner 6-6 305 Sr.-R 17 Matt Braman 6-3 236 Sr.
75 Nick Claytor 6-6 304 Fr.-R
73 Jeff Lentz 6-5 252 So.-R SLB 59 Kyle Jackson OR 6-0 226 Fr.-R
57 Shane Bowen 6-1 218 Jr.
LG 72 Jason Hill OR 6-4 299 Jr.-R 54 Sedric Griffin 5-11 239 Jr.
53 A.J. Smith 6-7 299 Sr.-R 30 James Liipfert 6-0 234 Sr.-R
68 Drew Brannon 6-4 297 So.-R
CB 37 Jerrard Tarrant 6-0 189 Fr.-R
C 77 Dan Voss 6-4 294 Jr.-R 2 Mario Butler 6-1 181 So.
65 Andrew Folkner 6-0 299 Sr.-R 10 Martin Frierson 6-2 208 Jr.-R
66 Michael St. Denis 6-3 300 Jr.
ROV 1 Morgan Burnett 6-1 198 So.
RG 70 Joseph Gilbert OR 6-4 288 Fr.-R 33 Troy Garside 5-11 202 Sr.-R
71 Cord Howard 6-5 310 Jr.-R
74 Zach Krish 6-5 286 So.-R FS 26 Dominique Reese 5-11 178 So.-R
63 Chase Hudson 6-2 268 Fr.-R 47 Jake Blackwood 6-1 180 Jr.-R
6 Willie White 6-3 182 Fr.-R
RT 55 David Brown 6-3 271 Sr.-R 39 Tyler Barrett 5-10 186 Jr.-R
78 Clyde Yandell 6-5 296 Fr.-R
69 Alex Paquette 6-3 253 Jr.-R CB 32 Jahi Word-Daniels 6-0 194 Sr.
35 Michael Peterson 5-11 185 Fr.-R
SPECIALISTS 5 Alex Walker 6-0 180 Fr.-R
PK 14 Scott Blair OR 6-0 173 So.
31 Mohamed Yahiaoui OR 5-11 215 Jr.-R
INJURED IN SPRING
86 Tyler Davis 6-0 199 Sr.-R A-back 45 Jason Davis 5-10 196 Jr.-R
43 Tyler Evans 5-8 190 Jr.
KO 14 Scott Blair OR 6-0 173 So. 39 Josh Wallace 5-10 191 Fr.-R
31 Mohamed Yahiaoui 5-11 215 Jr.-R OT 71 Cord Howard 6-5 308 Jr.-R
53 A.J. Smith 6-7 299 Sr.-R
P 14 Scott Blair OR 6-0 173 So. OL 60 Brad Sellers 6-2 252 Jr.-R
82 Kevin Crosby OR 6-3 191 So.-R DB 25 DeRon Jasper 6-2 198 So.-R
24 Chandler Anderson 5-11 193 Fr.-R DB 57 Shane Bowen 6-1 218 Jr.
LS 50 Bret White 5-11 240 Sr.-R

63 Levi Walls 6-2 216 Sr.-R Note: Depth chart does not include true freshmen.
54 Michael Ray 5-10 195 Fr.-R Kick returner and punt returner not determined in spring.
Hold 24 Chandler Anderson 5-11 193 Fr.-R

82 Kevin Crosby 6-3 191 So.-R
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2008 Alphabetical Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School)
^ Anthony Allen A-back 6-0 225 So.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit/Louisville)
98 Ben Anderson DT 6-2 271 So.-R 1vl Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)
(d)+ 24 Chandler Anderson PK 5-11 193 Fr.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw)
94 Elris Anyaibe DT 6-3 280 Sr.-R 3vl DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
12 Anthony Barnes LB 6-3 231 So.-R 1vl Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
90 T.J. Barnes DT 6-7 325 Fr. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise)
+ 39 Tyler Barrett S 5-10 186 Jr.-R Hagerstown, Md. (South Hagerstown)
85 Austin Barrick WR 6-3 254 So.-R Moody, Ala. (Moody)
+ 79 Sean Bedford DL 6-1 268 So.-R Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz)
47 Jake Blackwood S 6-1 180 Jr.-R 2vl West Palm Beach, Fla. (King’s Academy)
+ 14 Scott Blair PK/P 6-0 173 So. 1vl Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
18 Calvin Booker QB 6-4 234 Sr.-R 1vl Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
57 Shane Bowen LB 6-1 218 Jr. 2vl Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington)
17 Matt Braman LB 6-3 236 Sr. 2vl Niwot, Colo. (Niwot)
+ 68 Drew Brannon OL 6-4 297 So.-R Rockmart, Ga. (Rockmart)
55 David Brown OL 6-3 271 Sr.-R 1vl Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)
1 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 198 So. 1vl College Park, Ga. (North Clayton)
2 Mario Butler CB 6-1 181 So. 1vl Jacksonville, Fla. (Nease)
52 Travis Chambers LB 5-11 232 Sr.-R 2vl Decatur, Ga. (Chamblee)
7 Tony Clark LB 6-1 213 Sr. 2vl Garden City, Ga. (Groves)
75 Nick Claytor OT 6-6 304 Fr.-R Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)
+ 87 R.B. Clyburn WR 6-6 209 Fr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
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(d)+ 88 Kevin Cone WR 6-2 202 So. Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic)
(d) 7 Doc Coppage QB 6-4 205 Fr-R Raleigh, N.C. (North Raleigh Christian Acad.)
36 Lucas Cox B-back 6-0 238 So.-R Lewisberry, Pa. (Red Land/Connecticut)
(d)+ 82 Kevin Crosby P 6-3 191 So.-R Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity)
+ 45 Jason Davis A-back 5-10 196 Jr.-R 1vl Duluth, Ga. (Duluth)
+ 86 Tyler Davis PK 6-0 199 Sr.-R Duluth, Ga. (Duluth)
21 Jonathan Dwyer B-back 6-0 228 So. 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Kell)
(d)+ 16 Bryce Dykes QB 6-1 181 Fr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Norcross)
15 Correy Earls WR 6-0 190 So.-R 1vl Macon, Ga. (Central)
^ Mario Edwards DB 6-1 210 So.-R Westlake, Ga. (Westlake/Virginia Tech)
41 Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 253 So.-R Greenville, S.C. (James L. Mann/Tulsa)
+ Andy Elakman PK 6-0 160 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
43 Tyler Evans A-back 5-8 190 Jr. 2vl Acworth, Ga. (Harrison)
+ 81 Zach Fisher WR 6-2 193 Fr.-R Marietta, Ga. (Kell)
+ 65 Andrew Folkner OL 6-0 299 Sr.-R 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler)
+ Zach Fraysier OL 6-3 275 Fr. Ballground, Ga. (Cherokee)
10 Martin Frierson S 6-2 208 Jr.-R 2vl Columbia, S.C. (Irmo)
64 Andrew Gardner OT 6-6 305 Sr.-R 3vl Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
+ 33 Troy Garside S 5-11 202 Sr.-R 2vl Jacksonville, Fla. (Episcopal)
70 Joseph Gilbert OL 6-4 288 Fr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
+ Geoff Greco WR 6-3 210 Fr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny)
54 Sedric Griffin LB 5-11 239 Jr. 2vl Blair, S.C. (Fairfield Central)
97 Robert Hall DE 6-3 248 So.-R 2vl Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
(d)+ 6 Jim Henry QB 5-11 172 Fr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
72 Jason Hill OT 6-4 299 Jr.-R 1vl Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
71 Cord Howard OT 6-5 310 Jr.-R 2vl Phenix City, Ala. (Central)
(d)+ 63 Chase Hudson OL 6-2 268 Fr.-R Dacula, Ga. (Buford)
59 Kyle Jackson LB 6-0 226 Fr.-R McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove)
25 DeRon Jasper S 6-2 198 So.-R 1vl Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
51 Brad Jefferson LB 6-2 227 So. 1vl Wrightsville, Ga. (Johnson County)
93 Michael Johnson DE 6-7 260 Sr. 3vl Selma, Ala. (Dallas County)
+ Michael Johnson OL 6-4 300 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson)
20 Roddy Jones A-back 5-9 194 Fr.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Chamblee)
+ 46 Matt Kamp B-back 5-11 240 Jr.-R 1vl Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)
38 Quincy Kelly B-back 6-0 238 So.-R 1vl Stone Mountain, Ga. (Decatur)
+ 74 Zach Krish OL 6-5 286 So.-R Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
+ 73 Jeff Lentz OL 6-5 252 So.-R Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
4 Brandon Leslie S 6-0 195 Fr. Fresno, Calif. (Edison)
+ 30 James Liipfert LB 6-0 234 Sr.-R 2vl Marshallville, Ga.. (Westfield)
29 Jon Lockhart CB 6-0 190 Fr. Blountstown, Fla. (Blountstown)
+ Preston Lyons B-back 6-0 220 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School/Colgate)
40 58 B.J. Machen LB 6-1 225 Fr. Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby)
+ 27 Jonathan Malone WR 5-9 167 Jr. 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
80 Daniel McKayhan WR 6-0 180 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
76 Nick McRae C 6-4 290 Fr. Dublin, Ga. (Dublin)
84 Tyler Melton WR 6-0 199 Fr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek)
91 Derrick Morgan DE 6-4 270 So. 1vl Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville)
42 Malcolm Munroe LB 6-3 215 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef)
9 Josh Nesbitt QB 6-1 214 So. 1vl Greensboro, Ga. (Greene County)
+ Jamal Page A-back 5-8 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
+ 69 Alex Paquette OL 6-3 253 Jr.-R Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagles Landing)
24 Embry Peeples A-back 5-10 175 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips)
92 Jason Peters DE 6-4 272 Fr.-R Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic)
35 Michael Peterson CB 5-11 185 Fr.-R Tampa,Fla. (Jesuit)
+ 67 Steven Powers DL 6-2 226 So.-R Rome, Ga. (Model)
(d)+ 54 Michael Ray LS 5-10 210 Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
26 Dominique Reese CB 5-11 178 So.-R 1vl Auburn, Ala. (Auburn)
+ 89 Paul Reese WR 6-0 178 Fr.-R Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor School)
28 Rashaad Reid CB 5-10 180 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine)
95 Darryl Richard DT 6-4 290 Sr.-R 3vl Destrehan, La. (Destrehan)
40 Kamaron Riley CB 6-2 180 Fr. Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
44 Albert Rocker LB 6-1 225 Fr.-R New Market, Ala. (Sparkman)
60 Brad Sellers OL 6-2 252 Jr.-R 2vl Grand Prairie, Texas (Bowie)
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11 Jaybo Shaw QB 6-0 190 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)
23 Quentin Sims WR 6-3 190 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
53 A.J. Smith OL 6-7 299 Sr.-R 3vl Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
+ 83 Andrew Smith WR 5-11 191 Sr.-R 3vl Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
5 Greg Smith A-back 6-3 195 Jr.-R 2vl Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
61 Phil Smith OT 6-6 290 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
+ 66 Luke Snider DL 6-0 218 So.-R 1vl Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
(d)+ 66 Michael St. Denis OL 6-3 300 Fr.-R Roswell, Ga.
34 Steven Sylvester LB 6-2 225 Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove)
37 Jerrard Tarrant S 6-0 189 Fr.-R Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
22 Cooper Taylor S 6-4 195 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
8 Demaryius Thomas WR 6-3 229 So.-R 1vl Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens)
56 Osahon Tongo LB 6-3 252 So.-R 1vl Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North)
62 Omoregie Uzzi OG 6-3 291 Fr. Chamblee, Ga. (Chamblee)
77 Dan Voss OL 6-4 294 Jr.-R 1vl Cherry Hill, N.J. (St. Joseph’s Prep)
(d)+ 5 Alex Walker DB 6-0 180 Fr.-R Augusta, Ga. (Westside)
99 Vance Walker DT 6-2 293 Sr. 3vl Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill)
(d)+ 39 Josh Wallace A-back 5-10 191 Fr.-R Columbus, Ga. (Central)
+ 49 Lance Walls B-back 6-1 238 Jr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County/BYU)
+ 63 Levi Walls LS 6-2 216 Sr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County)
96 Logan Walls DL 6-2 287 Fr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County)
13 Tevin Washington QB 6-1 205 Fr. Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka)
48 Richard Watson B-back 6-1 225 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (FAMU HS)
50 Bret White LS 5-11 240 Sr.-R 2vl Marietta, Ga. (Marietta)
6 Willie White DB 6-3 182 Fr.-R Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County)
88 Antonio Wilson DE 6-6 220 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Columbia)
32 Jahi Word-Daniels CB 6-0 194 Sr. 3vl Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
3 Marcus Wright A-back 5-8 175 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Reagan)
+ 31 Mohamed Yahiaoui PK-P 5-11 215 Jr.-R 2vl Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
78 Clyde Yandell OL 6-5 296 Fr.-R St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease)
+ Denotes non-scholarship player

^ Denotes transfer, eligible in 2009
(d) Denotes duplicate number
vl Denotes varsity letters won
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2008 Numerical Roster
1 Morgan Burnett S 6-1 198 So. 1vl College Park, Ga. (North Clayton)
2 Mario Butler CB 6-1 181 So. 1vl Jacksonville, Fla. (Nease)
3 Marcus Wright A-back 5-8 175 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Reagan)
4 Brandon Leslie S 6-0 195 Fr. Fresno, Calif. (Edison)
5 Greg Smith A-back 6-3 195 Jr.-R 2vl Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
(d)+ 5 Alex Walker DB 6-0 180 Fr.-R Augusta, Ga. (Westside)
6 Willie White DB 6-3 182 Fr.-R Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County)
(d)+ 6 Jim Henry QB 5-11 172 Fr.-R Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
7 Tony Clark LB 6-1 213 Sr. 2vl Garden City, Ga. (Groves)
(d) 7 Doc Coppage QB 6-4 205 Fr-R Raleigh, N.C. (North Raleigh Christian Acad.)
8 Demaryius Thomas WR 6-3 229 So.-R 1vl Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens)
9 Josh Nesbitt QB 6-1 214 So. 1vl Greensboro, Ga. (Greene County)
10 Martin Frierson S 6-2 208 Jr.-R 2vl Columbia, S.C. (Irmo)
11 Jaybo Shaw QB 6-0 190 Fr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)
12 Anthony Barnes LB 6-3 231 So.-R 1vl Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
13 Tevin Washington QB 6-1 205 Fr. Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka)
+ 14 Scott Blair PK/P 6-0 173 So. 1vl Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
15 Correy Earls WR 6-0 190 So.-R 1vl Macon, Ga. (Central)
+ 16 Bryce Dykes QB 6-1 181 Fr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Norcross)
17 Matt Braman LB 6-3 236 Sr. 2vl Niwot, Colo. (Niwot)
18 Calvin Booker QB 6-4 234 Sr.-R 1vl Atlanta, Ga. (Mays)
20 Roddy Jones A-back 5-9 194 Fr.-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Chamblee)
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21 Jonathan Dwyer B-back 6-0 228 So. 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Kell)
22 Cooper Taylor S 6-4 195 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
23 Quentin Sims WR 6-3 190 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
24 Embry Peeples A-back 5-10 175 Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips)
(d)+ 24 Chandler Anderson PK 5-11 193 Fr.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw)
25 DeRon Jasper S 6-2 198 So.-R 1vl Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
26 Dominique Reese CB 5-11 178 So.-R 1vl Auburn, Ala. (Auburn)
+ 27 Jonathan Malone WR 5-9 167 Jr. 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
28 Rashaad Reid CB 5-10 180 Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine)
29 Jon Lockhart CB 6-0 190 Fr. Blountstown, Fla. (Blountstown)
+ 30 James Liipfert LB 6-0 234 Sr.-R 2vl Marshallville, Ga.. (Westfield)
+ 31 Mohamed Yahiaoui PK-P 5-11 215 Jr.-R 2vl Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
32 Jahi Word-Daniels CB 6-0 194 Sr. 3vl Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
+ 33 Troy Garside S 5-11 202 Sr.-R 2vl Jacksonville, Fla. (Episcopal)
34 Steven Sylvester LB 6-2 225 Fr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove)
35 Michael Peterson CB 5-11 185 Fr.-R Tampa,Fla. (Jesuit)
36 Lucas Cox B-back 6-0 238 So.-R Lewisberry, Pa. (Red Land/Connecticut)
37 Jerrard Tarrant S 6-0 189 Fr.-R Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
38 Quincy Kelly B-back 6-0 238 So.-R 1vl Stone Mountain, Ga. (Decatur)
+ 39 Tyler Barrett S 5-10 186 Jr.-R Hagerstown, Md. (South Hagerstown)
(d)+ 39 Josh Wallace A-back 5-10 191 Fr.-R Columbus, Ga. (Central)
40 Kamaron Riley CB 6-2 180 Fr. Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
41 Anthony Egbuniwe DE 6-4 253 So.-R Greenville, S.C. (James L. Mann/Tulsa)
42 Malcolm Munroe LB 6-3 215 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Reef)
43 Tyler Evans A-back 5-8 190 Jr. 2vl Acworth, Ga. (Harrison)
44 Albert Rocker LB 6-1 225 Fr.-R New Market, Ala. (Sparkman)
+ 45 Jason Davis A-back 5-10 196 Jr.-R 1vl Duluth, Ga. (Duluth)
+ 46 Matt Kamp B-back 5-11 240 Jr.-R 1vl Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton)
47 Jake Blackwood S 6-1 180 Jr.-R 2vl West Palm Beach, Fla. (King’s Academy)
48 Richard Watson B-back 6-1 225 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. (FAMU HS)
+ 49 Lance Walls B-back 6-1 238 Jr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County/BYU)
50 Bret White LS 5-11 240 Sr.-R 2vl Marietta, Ga. (Marietta)
51 Brad Jefferson LB 6-2 227 So. 1vl Wrightsville, Ga. (Johnson County)
52 Travis Chambers LB 5-11 232 Sr.-R 2vl Decatur, Ga. (Chamblee)
53 A.J. Smith OL 6-7 299 Sr.-R 3vl Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
54 Sedric Griffin LB 5-11 239 Jr. 2vl Blair, S.C. (Fairfield Central)
(d)+ 54 Michael Ray LS 5-10 210 Jr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell)
55 David Brown OL 6-3 271 Sr.-R 1vl Madison, Ala. (Bob Jones)
56 Osahon Tongo LB 6-3 252 So.-R 1vl Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North)
57 Shane Bowen LB 6-1 218 Jr. 2vl Pickerington, Ohio (Pickerington)
58 B.J. Machen LB 6-1 225 Fr. Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby)
59 Kyle Jackson LB 6-0 226 Fr.-R McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove)
60 Brad Sellers OL 6-2 252 Jr.-R 2vl Grand Prairie, Texas (Bowie)
42 61 Phil Smith OT 6-6 290 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
62 Omoregie Uzzi OG 6-3 291 Fr. Chamblee, Ga. (Chamblee)
+ 63 Levi Walls LS 6-2 216 Sr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County)
(d)+ 63 Chase Hudson OL 6-2 268 Fr.-R Dacula, Ga. (Buford)
64 Andrew Gardner OT 6-6 305 Sr.-R 3vl Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
+ 65 Andrew Folkner OL 6-0 299 Sr.-R 1vl Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler)
+ 66 Luke Snider DL 6-0 218 So.-R 1vl Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
(d)+ 66 Michael St. Denis OL 6-3 300 Fr.-R Roswell, Ga.
+ 67 Steven Powers DL 6-2 226 So.-R Rome, Ga. (Model)
+ 68 Drew Brannon OL 6-4 297 So.-R Rockmart, Ga. (Rockmart)
+ 69 Alex Paquette OL 6-3 253 Jr.-R Stockbridge, Ga. (Eagles Landing)
70 Joseph Gilbert OL 6-4 288 Fr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
71 Cord Howard OT 6-5 310 Jr.-R 2vl Phenix City, Ala. (Central)
72 Jason Hill OT 6-4 299 Jr.-R 1vl Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
+ 73 Jeff Lentz OL 6-5 252 So.-R Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
+ 74 Zach Krish OL 6-5 286 So.-R Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
75 Nick Claytor OT 6-6 304 Fr.-R Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville)
76 Nick McRae C 6-4 290 Fr. Dublin, Ga. (Dublin)
77 Dan Voss OL 6-4 294 Jr.-R 1vl Cherry Hill, N.J. (St. Joseph’s Prep)
78 Clyde Yandell OL 6-5 296 Fr.-R St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease)
+ 79 Sean Bedford DL 6-1 268 So.-R Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz)
80 Daniel McKayhan WR 6-0 180 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
+ 81 Zach Fisher WR 6-2 193 Fr.-R Marietta, Ga. (Kell)
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(d)+ 82 Kevin Crosby P 6-3 191 So.-R Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity)
+ 83 Andrew Smith WR 5-11 191 Sr.-R 3vl Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit)
84 Tyler Melton WR 6-0 199 Fr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek)
85 Austin Barrick WR 6-3 254 So.-R Moody, Ala. (Moody)
+ 86 Tyler Davis PK 6-0 199 Sr.-R Duluth, Ga. (Duluth)
+ 87 R.B. Clyburn WR 6-6 209 Fr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
88 Antonio Wilson DE 6-6 220 Fr. Decatur, Ga. (Columbia)
(d)+ 88 Kevin Cone WR 6-2 202 So. Stone Mountain, Ga. (St. Pius X Catholic)
+ 89 Paul Reese WR 6-0 178 Fr.-R Albany, Ga. (Deerfield Windsor School)
90 T.J. Barnes DT 6-7 325 Fr. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise)
91 Derrick Morgan DE 6-4 270 So. 1vl Coatesville, Pa. (Coatesville)
92 Jason Peters DE 6-4 272 Fr.-R Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic)
93 Michael Johnson DE 6-7 260 Sr. 3vl Selma, Ala. (Dallas County)
94 Elris Anyaibe DT 6-3 280 Sr.-R 3vl DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)
95 Darryl Richard DT 6-4 290 Sr.-R 3vl Destrehan, La. (Destrehan)
96 Logan Walls DL 6-2 287 Fr.-R Dawsonville, Ga. (Dawson County)
97 Robert Hall DE 6-3 248 So.-R 2vl Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville)
98 Ben Anderson DT 6-2 271 So.-R 1vl Aiken, S.C. (South Aiken)
99 Vance Walker DT 6-2 293 Sr. 3vl Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill)
Numbers to be assigned:
^ Anthony Allen A-back 6-0 225 So.-R Tampa, Fla. (Jesuit/Louisville)
^ Mario Edwards DB 6-1 210 So.-R Westlake, Ga. (Westlake/Virginia Tech)
+ Andy Elakman PK 6-0 160 Fr. Calhoun, Ga. (Calhoun)
+ Zach Fraysier OL 6-3 275 Fr. Ballground, Ga. (Cherokee)
+ Geoff Greco WR 6-3 210 Fr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny)
+ Preston Lyons B-back 6-0 220 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School/Colgate)
+ Michael Johnson OL 6-4 300 Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson)
+ Jamal Page A-back 5-8 170 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy)
+ Denotes non-scholarship player ^ Denotes transfer, eligible in 2009

(d) Denotes duplicate number vl Denotes varsity letters won
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Jahi Word-Daniels juh-HEE
Elris Anyaibe ERR-iss on-YA-bee
Mohamed Yahiaoui ya-hee-OW-ee
Matt Braman BRAY-mun
Assistant Coaches:
Anthony Egbuniwe E-boon-a-way
Brian Jean-Mary jon muh-REE
Martin Frierson FRY-er-sun
Jeff Monken mun-kin
B.J. Machen may-chin
Mike Sewak sea-wahk
Kamaron Riley cam-er-on
Dave Wommack wah-muck
Michael St. Denis dennis
Director of Athletics:
Demaryius Thomas duh-MARE-ee-us
Dan Radakovich rad-uh-KO-vich
Osahon Tongo OH-suh-han
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Where They’re From
14 STATES REPRESENTED ON YELLOW JACKET ROSTER
ALABAMA (9) Quincy Kelly Stone Mountain (Decatur) NORTH CAROLINA (1)
Zach Krish Snellville (South Gwinnett)
T.J. Barnes Enterprise (Enterprise) Doc Coppage Raleigh (N. Raleigh Christian)
Jeff Lentz Marietta (Lassiter)
Austin Barrick Moody (Moody)
James Liipfert Marshallville (Westfield)
David Brown Madison (Bob Jones) OHIO (3)
Preston Lyons Atlanta (Marist School)
Cord Howard Phenix City (Central) Shane Bowen Pickerington (Pickerington)
Jonathan Malone Marietta (Pope)
Michael Johnson Selma (Dallas County) B.J. Machen Hilliard (Hilliard Darby)
Daniel McKayhan Decatur (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Dominique Reese Auburn (Auburn) Quentin Sims Cincinnati (Colerain)
Nick McRae Dublin (Dublin)
Albert Rocker New Market (Sparkman)
Josh Nesbitt Greensboro (Greene County)
Tevin Washington Wetumpka (Wetumpka) PENNSYLVANIA (3)
Jamal Paige Atlanta (Woodward Academy)
Jahi Word-Daniels Hoover (Hoover)
Alex Paquette Stockbridge (Eagles Landing) Lucas Cox Lewisberry (Red Land)
Steven Powers Rome (Model) Geoff Greco Wexford (North Allegheny)
CALIFORNIA (1) Michael Ray Roswell (Roswell) Derrick Morgan Coatesville (Coatesville)
Brandon Leslie Fresno (Edison) Paul Reese Albany (Deerfield Windsor School)
Kamaron Riley Hawkinsville (Hawkinsville) SOUTH CAROLINA (5)
COLORADO (1) Jaybo Shaw Flowery Branch (Flowery Branch) Ben Anderson Aiken (South Aiken)
Matt Braman Niwot (Niwot) Greg Smith Atlanta (Douglass) Anthony Egbuniwe Greenville (James L. Mann)
Luke Snider Norcross (Norcross) Martin Frierson Columbia (Irmo)
FLORIDA (15) Michael St. Denis Roswell (Home-schooled) Sedric Griffin Blair (Fairfield Central)
Anthony Allen Tampa (Jesuit) Steven Sylvester McDonough (Union Grove) Vance Walker Fort Mill (Fort Mill)
Sean Bedford Gainesville (Buchholz) Jerrard Tarrant Carrollton (Carrollton)
Jake Blackwood West Palm Beach (King’s Acad.) Cooper Taylor Atlanta (Marist School) TEXAS (4)
Mario Butler Jacksonville (Nease) Demaryius Thomas Dublin (West Laurens)
Elris Anyaibe DeSoto (DeSoto)
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Tyler Melton Houston (Langham Creek)
Jon Lockhart Blountstown (Blountstown) Alex Walker Augusta (Westside)
Brad Sellers Grand Prairie (Bowie)
Malcolm Munroe Miami (Coral Reef) Josh Wallace Columbus (Central)
Marcus Wright San Antonio (Reagan)
Embry Peeples Orlando (Dr. Phillips) Lance Walls Dawsonville (Dawson County)
Michael Peterson Tampa (Jesuit) Levi Walls Dawsonville (Dawson County)
Rashaad Reid St. Augustine (St. Augustine) Logan Walls Dawsonville (Dawson County)
A.J. Smith Tampa (Jesuit) Bret White Marietta (Marietta)
Andrew Smith Tampa (Jesuit) Willie White Kingsland (Camden County)
Phil Smith Tampa (Jesuit) Antonio Wilson Decatur (Columbia)
Richard Watson Tallahassee (FAMU HS) Mohamed Yahiaoui Roswell (Roswell)
Clyde Yandell St. Augustine (Nease)
ILLINOIS (1)
GEORGIA (68) Osahon Tongo Naperville (Naperville North)
Chandler Anderson Columbus (Shaw)
Anthony Barnes Cartersville (Cartersville) LOUISIANA (2)
Scott Blair Calhoun (Calhoun) Jason Peters Baton Rouge (Catholic)
Calvin Booker Atlanta (Mays) Darryl Richard Destrehan (Destrehan)
Drew Brannon Rockmart (Rockmart)
Morgan Burnett College Park (North Clayton) MARYLAND (1)
Travis Chambers Decatur (Chamblee) Tyler Barrett Hagerstown (South Hagerstown)
Tony Clark Garden City (Groves)
Nick Claytor Gainesville (Gainesville)
NEW JERSEY (1)
R.B. Clyburn Cartersville (Cartersville)
Dan Voss Cherry Hill (St. Joseph’s Prep)
Kevin Cone Stone Mountain (St. Pius X Catholic)
Kevin Crosby Alpharetta (Blessed Trinity)
Jason Davis Duluth (Duluth)
Tyler Davis Duluth (Duluth)
Jonathan Dwyer Marietta (Kell)
Bryce Dykes Atlanta (Norcross)
Correy Earls Macon (Central)
Mario Edwards Westlake (Westlake)
Andy Elakman Calhoun (Calhoun)
Tyler Evans Acworth (Harrison) 3
Zach Fisher Marietta (Kell) 3 1
Andrew Folkner Marietta (Wheeler) 1
1 1 1
Zach Fraysier Ballground (Cherokee)
Andrew Gardner Tyrone (Sandy Creek)
Joseph Gilbert Cartersville (Cartersville) 1
Robert Hall Hawkinsville (Hawkinsville)
Jim Henry Hawkinsville (Hawkinsville) 5
Jason Hill Atlanta (Douglass) 68
Chase Hudson Dacula (Buford)
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Kyle Jackson McDonough (Union Grove) 4 2
DeRon Jasper Dunwoody (Dunwoody)
Brad Jefferson Wrightsville (Johnson County) 15
Michael Johnson Lithonia (Stephenson)
Roddy Jones Stone Mountain (Chamblee)
Matt Kamp Alpharetta (Milton)
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