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The Sports Xchange

October 22, 2018 at 8:50 pm.

GAME BREAKDOWN

KEY MATCHUP: The Yellow Jackets will have their rushing game (which ranks first in the nation with 352.54 yards per game) tested to the max by a Virginia Tech defense that allows only 183.7 yards (ninth in the nation). It will help that the offensive line is getting healthy; Kenny Cooper returns to start at center, which allows Jahaziel Lee to return to right tackle, where he started the last two seasons. QB TaQuon Marshall leads the team with 686 yards rushing, with B-back Jordan Mason (483 yards) the most productive back.

DRAFT SLANT

–DL Anree Saint-Amour has played his way into draft consideration. The senior end (6-3, 245) has found a way to get into the opponent’s backfield with regularity. He has become the team’s best pass rusher, something it’s missed the last five years.

ROSTER REPORT:

–FB KirVonte Benson, a junior, is out for the year after knee surgery.

–DB Lamont Simmons, a senior, will return from a lower-body injury. He is listed as the starting cornerback.

–OL Andrew Marshall missed the last game with an upper body injury. He returns to play right tackle and will likely start.

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