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5 Georgia Tech players to watch against UGA

Georgia Tech is bowl eligible entering the Georgia football game thanks to an improved roster.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are having an improved season in 2023. Georgia Tech is 6-5 and will be bowling for the first time in several years. A key reason in Georgia Tech’s resurgence is an improved roster.

Undefeated Georgia is 11-0 and heavy favorites against Georgia Tech, but the Yellow Jackets are capable of making things uncomfortable for Georgia like they did in 2022.

Kickoff of the Georgia Tech game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 25. The latest battle of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate will be televised on ABC.

What Georgia Tech players should Georgia fans know about ahead of the Georgia-Georgia Tech game?

What Georgia Tech coach Brent Key said about Georgia football

Georgia Tech coach Brent Key makes it clear that playing Georgia is a very important game for Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets head coach Brent Key is 10-9 in his first year-and-a-half at the helm. Key has upgraded Georgia Tech’s roster and helped the Yellow Jackets pick up a dramatic win over Miami and a big win over North Carolina.

Georgia Tech is 6-5 this season and will play in its first bowl game since 2018. Key emphasizes that Georgia Tech’s two goals are to beat Georgia and to make a bowl game.

The Yellow Jackets face a massive challenge against the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia has won 28 straight games and is looking to finish a third straight regular season undefeated with a win over Georgia Tech.

What did Brent Key say ahead of the Nov. 25 game against Georgia football?

Swinney shares why Wiggins didn’t start for a second straight week

Dabo Swinney shares why Nate Wiggins didn’t start for a second straight game.

Clemson standout cornerback Nate Wiggins did not start for the second straight game for the Tigers.

Last week, Wiggins did not start because he was negative about the team’s accountability points, resulting in missing tutoring sessions. According to Swinney, it is simply because he has to get in the positive for their accountability points.

“He’s got to get positive. He just ran out there second or third play,” Swinney said. “I think he got a point or two last week, but he’s still, I think minus one, so he’s got more work to do.”

When asked if this has surprised Swinney, he had this to say.

“No, no,” Swinney said. “He missed a tutor. Show up to tutor, show up on time, you’ll be alright. So, he cares. We’re not kicking him off the team or anything because he missed a couple tutors. But we are going to hold him accountable, and if you’re going to be a starter for this team, you’ve got to be accountable.

“So, he’ll get it done. We’ll see if he starts next week. We’ll run him out there first if he’s even. He doesn’t even have to be plus, he can just be even. So, he needs to go get a point or two somehow, some way.”

Hopefully, we’ll see Wiggins starting next week as he is one of the key pieces of Clemson’s defense.

Swinney comments on Clemson’s fake punt against Georgia Tech

Dabo Swinney explains Clemson’s questionable fake punt decision against Georgia Tech.

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers had another strong win, taking down Georgia Tech 41-21 in dominant fashion in front of their home crowd.

Early in the game, Swinney and his staff made one of the most questionable calls I and many of us have likely seen all season. The Tigers called a fake punt on their own 21-yard line in the first quarter on fourth and 9… Yes, on their own 21-yard line.

Clemson punter Aidan Swanson could not pick up the first down, running for 4 yards. The Yellow Jackets got the ball on the Tigers’ 25 and got a rather easy score to put them up 7-0. After the game, Swinney explained why they made that decision. 

“The fake punt, we said we were going to call it going into the game, and we just didn’t quite execute it just right, but that’s OK,” Swinney said. “I told them hey, it may not work, get ready to play defense, but don’t worry about it, we’ll be alright no matter what. We’re going to be aggressive, and we just didn’t quite execute it the way we needed to.”

Clemson went for it on fourth down multiple times in this matchup and was often successful. This decision, however, made no sense. 

“It was kind of weird in that we had some fourth-and-shorts, but a couple of them were just field position; where you are, you don’t have a lot to gain. But I felt confident about our defense, and then I felt confident in our plan,” Swinney said of the aggressiveness on fourth downs.

“I just thought we were efficient. Cade (Klubnik) was in a good rhythm, and our protection was good. … But we felt like we could win the trenches, we felt like we could run the ball, and we had to get some dirty yards today, and we did it. So, that was definitely a difference in the game for us.”

Luckily for the Tigers, it didn’t cost them, as they were able to take over the game in the 2nd quarter.

Social media reacts: Clemson looks dominant in a win over Georgia Tech

Here is a look at how social media reacted to Clemson’s win over Georgia Tech.

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are bowl-eligible as the Tigers took down Georgia Tech 42-21 in front of their home crowd in Death Valley on Saturday. 

Clemson’s offense had a strong performance, recovering from a slow start to have arguably their best performance of the season. On defense, the Tigers were dominant, putting forth another near-elite performance as they wreaked havoc on Georgia Tech starting quarterback Haynes King. 

This was the second straight week we’ve seen a great performance from this team, as they looked strong in their Week 10 win over Notre Dame. This team is starting to put it together down the stretch.

Here is a look at how Twitter/X reacted to Clemson’s Week 11 win over Georgia Tech.

Five takeaways from Clemson’s momentum-building win over Georgia Tech

Here are five takeaways from Clemson’s momentum-building home win over Georgia Tech.

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers came into Week 11 following a massive win over Notre Dame, and they carried that momentum into their matchup against Georgia Tech, dominating the Yellow Jackets 42-21 in Death Valley.

Clemson (6-4, 3-4 ACC) needed this win to qualify for a bowl game, and that’s what they went out and did in excellent fashion. The Tigers’ performed well on both sides of the ball, as the offense kept up pace and the defense imposed their will on the Georgia Tech offense for most of the game. It was an excellent win for the Tigers as they look to finish this season strong.

Here are five takeaways from Clemson’s momentum-building Week 11 win over Georgia Tech.

Clemson dominates Georgia Tech behind great play on both sides of the ball

Clemson’s defense had a near-elite performance as the offense continued to build momentum in their win over Georgia Tech.

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers came to play Saturday against Georgia Tech, as they dominated the Yellow Jackets 42-21 in front of their home crowd in Clemson Memorial Stadium.

It was an elite defensive performance from the Tigers but also one where the Clemson offense started hitting their stride. Both sides of the ball performed at a high level, allowing the program to pick up another much-needed momentum-building win.

Cade Klubnik had his best performance of the season, completing 23-34 passes for 205 and 4 touchdowns. He had an interception on an underthrow that the defensive back made a play on, but other than that, it was the best he’s looked all season. 

Clemson’s run game is returning to form, as Phil Mafah and Will Shipley performed well. Mafah worked as the lead back today, taking 17 carries for 96 yards. Shipley looked phenomenal in the change-of-pace role, with 11 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown. He added 3 catches for 30 yards through the air.

The offensive highlight of the game was an unreal touchdown grab from true freshman Tyler Brown, who climbed the ladder to bring the ball down with one hand in the end zone to secure a catch and a score. 

It was yet another outstanding performance from the Clemson defense, with the secondary and the front seven causing nightmares for Georgia Tech starting quarterback Haynes King. They recorded 4 sacks and 11 tackles for loss on King while picking him off 4 times in the game.

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers are building momentum as the regular season nears an end.

College fans ripped Dabo Swinney for bizarre fake punt in Clemson territory

Oh no, Clemson. Oh no.

Clemson football attempted one of the dumbest trick plays you’re likely to see this season against Georgia Tech on Saturday.

Early in the home game, the Yellow Jackets forced a three-and-out on the Tigers deep into Clemson territory. You would assume Clemson would just punt the ball away in this fourth-and-nine situation, but head coach Dabo Swinney would not be caught making the extremely reasonable decision.

No, Swinney called for a fake punt instead, with punter Aidan Swanson catching the ball and unsuccessfully scrambling for the first down.

It was one of the easiest turnover-on-downs stops that Georgia Tech could make, as poor Swanson got left to dry on the bizarre play call.

Naturally, the Yellow Jackets took advantage of favorable field position and scored shortly after the stop.

This is clearly the epitome of an avoidable disaster, and college football fans let Clemson have it for attempting such a ridiculous trick play that early into the contest.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

Halftime Report: Clemson leads Georgia Tech 21-7 as the Tigers’ offense starts to hit its stride

Clemson is playing great football right now after a slow start to their game against Georgia Tech.

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football came into this matchup against Georgia Tech after a big win over Notre Dame, and the Tigers have carried that momentum into this game against the Yellow Jackets. 

The Tigers lead the Yellow Jackets 21-7, and it has been mostly all Clemson today. If Clemson hadn’t foolishly faked a punt on their own side of the field to set up an easy score for Georgia Tech, this game could have been 21-0.

Clemson’s defense has been solid today, but I can’t say they’ve been great. Like it could be 21-0, it could also be much closer as the Yellow Jackets have dropped an easy touchdown catch and a tougher deep ball that went through the wide receiver’s hands. It’s been good but not great. 

On offense, Clemson’s run game turned things on in the 2nd quarter. Between Phil Mafah and Will Shipley, we’ve seen some excellent running. Shipley, in particular, looks excellent, with eight carries for 66 yards and a 32-yard touchdown run. He added 21 receiving yards in the first half. 

Starting quarterback Cade Klubnik has been great, completing 16-22 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. It has easily been his best start to a game this season, as he’s made smart decisions and utilized his feet well.

True Freshman wide receiver Tyler Brown had one of the best touchdown catches you’ll see this season, climbing the ladder for a one-handed touchdown. It was a great first half for the Tigers.

WATCH: Clemson freshman wide receiver Tyler Brown makes a highlight reel one-handed touchdown grab

Tyler Brown climbs the ladder for a highlight reel touchdown catch.

Clemson true freshman Tyler Brown just made one of the best catches of any player this season throughout the entire landscape of college football.

On 3rd down in the red zone, Brown climbed the ladder to make an absurd one-handed 3-yard touchdown catch. A fadeaway grab, Brown showed supreme athleticism and poise, getting up there for the grab and securing the ball.

This touchdown gave the Tigers a 14-7 lead and further swung momentum Clemson’s way. If you haven’t heard of Brown before this play, this is a fine introduction showing what this true freshman wide receiver is capable of.

Check out the video below to see the highlight-reel grab.