GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: The Georgia Tech running attack, which leads the nation at 366 yards per game, will be challenged by a Miami defense that allows only 3.2 yard per rush (third-best in the ACC) and has yielded only eight rushing touchdowns. The Yellow Jackets have posted back-to-back 400-yard running games and have a school-record five this season. The Yellow Jackets must continue to be effective on the ground, something that’s been a problem against the Hurricanes. Last season the Yellow Jackets ran for 226 yards on a wet field against Miami.
DRAFT SLANT
–OG Parker Braun was ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the Virginia Tech game. The junior was also good against the physically-gifted defensive line of North Carolina and helped the Yellow Jackets run for 461 yards.
ROSTER REPORT:
–FB KirVonte Benson, a junior, is out for the year after knee surgery.
–LB JaQuan Henderson, a sophomore, missed last week’s game with an upper body injury. His status is undetermined.
–FS Malik Rivera, a graduate senior, was helped off the field late in the game against North Carolina with an upper-body injury. His status is undetermined.
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