Athlonsports: Georgia Tech, USF to face first true tests

[Flowers4Heisman]

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With top cornerback Lance Austin having graduated, Georgia Tech is incredibly young in the secondary and that’s an area that Barnett can exploit – even with a relatively young cast of skill players. As vital as it will be for the Bulls to slow down the Georgia Tech ground attack, it will be equally important for the Yellow Jackets to stop Barnett. Randall St. Felix was the leading receiver for USF last week with seven catches for 143 yards and a touchdown. Georgia Tech was a good team when it came to defending the pass a season ago.

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-vs-south-florida-bulls-prediction-picks-ca$h-must-go-2018

Prediction: Georgia Tech 34, South Florida 27

— Written by Mike Ferguson, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network and the editor of The Daily Nole. Like The Daily Nole on Facebook and follow Mike on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.

[Flowers4Heisman]

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If there was one area where Georgia Tech left something to be desired in its 41-0 victory over FCS opponent Alcorn State to start the season, it was the turnovers. The Yellow Jackets lost possession three times in the victory with two of those coming by way of fumble and one Marshall interception. The Yellow Jackets didn’t win the turnover battle in any of their six losses a year ago and were a combined minus-five overall in those contests.

The Bulls didn’t give the ball away a single time against Elon, but did take it away twice with interceptions from Mike Hampton and Vincent Jackson. USF was plus-10 as a team last season when it came to turnover margin, which ranked 15th in the country. Marshall has thrown just six career interceptions in now his second year as a starter, but all have come in his last five games. Over that stretch, the senior is averaging one interception in less than every 12 throws.

 

[BullFan98]

Should be a great game; getting excited.  

[Roaming Bull]

Just come out punching and make them put the ball in the air. 

Edited September 7, 2018 by Roaming Bull

[USFBulls727]

We will do better against GT than Cumberland did

 

[GaUSFBull]

I still dont understand how you score 9 TDs in one quarter, much less 18 times in a half.

[USFBulls727]

20 minutes ago, BullFan98 said:

Should be a great game; getting excited.  

Same here. Very interesting matchup. Looking forward to seeing what Barnett can do against that defense, and how our defense deals with their option. Really difficult one to predict...

[USFBulls727]

3 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

I still dont understand how you score 9 TDs in one quarter, much less 18 times in a half.

I read that they shortened the third and fourth quarters to 12 minutes rather than 15.

[NewEnglandBull]

55 minutes ago, USFBulls727 said:

We will do better against GT than Cumberland did

 

What’s amazing is that the Cumberland coach, George Allen, would go on and coach in the NFL for the Redskins. 

[GaUSFBull]

22 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

What’s amazing is that the Cumberland coach, George Allen, would go on and coach in the NFL for the Redskins. 

That is pretty crazy.  Hope history was as kind to the GT coach in that game as it was to Allen.