This 2008 upcoming college football season, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will look to improve in the ACC.  Last year they went 7-6 and were 4-4 in the ACC.  They lost in the Humanitarian Bowl to Fresno State by a score of 28-40.  Coach Paul Johnson will look to improve the Georgia Tech system.  The offense will look different this year, and the main question will be how long it’s going to take the Yellow Jackets to adjust to the new style.  They are always a threat, and look to make their mark in the ACC this year.  Currently the college football oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at +1200 odds to win the ACC.

One of Georgia Tech’s biggest strengths is their defense.  They ranked first in the nation is sacks last year and only allowed 114.5 rushing yards a game.  A lot of the defensive players who made this happen are gone, but two key pieces return in tackles Vance Walkers and Darryl Richard.  Walker led the Yellow Jackets with 8.5 sacks.  Richard also added 4.5 sacks of his own as well as 11.5 tackles for a loss.  These two players are going to anchor the defense, which looks to get back into prime form.  They will need to build around this duo for the future as I don’t think they can really content for the BCS National Championship this year.  Right now they are listed at 100:1 odds to win the BCS National Title.

Starting quarterback Taylor Bennett transferred schools, so the Yellow Jackets are going to break in a new signal caller.  Georgia Tech will have 2 options in Josh Nesbitt and Calvin Booker.  Nesbitt looked more impressive during the spring and will likely get the start.  Both QB’s can run the ball very well and fit into the system.  There have not been many receiving options for the Yellow Jackets, so it looks like we will see a lot of running.  The bottom line is that there is just not enough talent here to go anywhere just yet.

2008 College Football at Sportsbook.com

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