Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key didn’t hold back after the Yellow Jackets wrapped up their final scrimmage of preseason camp over the weekend.
“We went 125 plays. I was planning to go about 100, but the first hundred looked like dog crap,” Key said. The Jackets fought through extremely hot conditions, with 94 degrees in the air and 115 on the turf, but Key was not impressed with how his team performed.
“I don’t think we’re anywhere close to being ready to play a football game,” he admitted. “Way too many penalties, way too many turnovers, way too many blown assignments, way too many guys that either didn’t play or tapped out for, you know, aches and pains and things you have to play through. We’re not even close from a standpoint from mental toughness, the grit and the fortitude that you have to have to play this game.”
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The Yellow Jackets open the season in 11 days against Colorado, a fact that Key pointed to as the only silver lining. “The only good thing about today is the fact we have time to correct it,” he said.
Key laid out the immediate plan. “We’ll evaluate the football team, evaluate the roster, evaluate where we’re at,” he explained. “I don’t care if we go in the first game, we run two offensive plays and two defensive calls. We’re going to play what we can execute with the best players on the field to do it.”
Despite his harsh tone, Key insisted he still sees potential. “I still believe we have a chance to be a really good football team. We weren’t today. We weren’t today.”
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