National Signing Day 2014: Georgia Tech Wrap-Up
By Michael Collins
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The first half of National Signing Day 2014 is starting to wind down, and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets had a flurry of activity very early in the morning.
The Jackets started getting letters of intent coming in before coverage even began at 8:30 am, and by 10:30 basically every verbal commit that Tech was hoping to sign had put pen to ink and officially become a Yellow Jacket.
Zero, that’s right, none of the verbal commits flipped to other schools, which is proof of the tight-knit bond that has formed between the 2014 recruiting class members.
All total, the Yellow Jackets ended up with 20 signees, four of them having enrolled early (Matthew Jordan, Tre Jackson, KeShun Freeman and Step Durham) and filled some pressing needs on both sides of the ball.
Here are some of the tweets from the AM during today’s National Signing Day coverage:
National Signing Day 2014: Michael Preddy Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/gIpwkohRot
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Owens on Preddy: "He's extremely athletic - has a ton of potential. We're thrilled to have him." Coverage: http://t.co/vwysNyVg3B
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Antonio Simmons Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/PNOGF4B85U
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Owens on Simmons: "This is the type of guy that we want here." More live coverage on ESPN3 http://t.co/vwysNyVg3B.
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Trey Klock Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/9PmB4COR7h
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Cook on Klock: "He's a big kid - he's just a football player. I think he's excited to come down to play football in the Southeast."
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Andrew Marshall Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/2P0gwMPXdr
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Lance Austin Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/2RJ9vm0ENQ
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Lawrence Austin Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/8OqVvGSXCF
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
In case you're wondering - yes, they're twins. Coach McCollum on the two Austins: "They're exciting to watch." #FutureJackets
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Qua Searcy Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/QILXbCldAa
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach McCollum on Searcy: "There's not anything this kid can't do." #FutureJackets Watch live #SigningDay coverage: http://t.co/pcMjhi8vCq
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Jalen Johnson Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/re4ZKTE7wm
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Pelton on Johnson: "This is the kind of guy we need in our program." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Tyler Merriweather Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/5ZZ5JEi9ZS
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Pelton on Merriweather: "There are certain guys that are just Georgia Tech guys - this is one of 'em." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Gary Brown Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/48n6fBFaAL
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Sewak on Brown: "He's a solid football player & comes off the ball really well. He's also a good student." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Jake Whitley Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/BYuKfX1zzB
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Sewak on Whitley: "I think this is the place he always wanted to come to." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Jake Stickler Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/ofLExB7e42
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Sewak on Jake Stickler: "Jake's going to be a tackler for us. He can really run." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: C.J. Leggett Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/waxTOIFZHn
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Roof on Leggett: "I think he brings a lot of versatility. He has the potential to be an A or B back." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Clinton Lynch Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/smTOcSZMlc
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Roof on Lynch: "He's got all the intangibles and all the ability too." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Kenderius Whitehead Signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/IIwV6chkau
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach McCollum on Whitehead: "You talk about someone who is getting after the QB & that's what he's about." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
National Signing Day 2014: Terrell Lewis signs LOI to Georgia Tech http://t.co/F7IKjVEUcR
— Yellow Jacked Up (@YellowJackedUp) February 5, 2014
Coach Owens on Lewis: "We project him as a SAM LB for us. We're really excited about his future on The Flats." #FutureJackets #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
.@GTPaulJohnson: "We've got everyone one, and one we're still waiting on this afternoon." | #FUTUREJACKETS #SigningDay
— Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (@GTAthletics) February 5, 2014
Interesting quote from head coach Paul Johnson, the one coming this afternoon wasn’t on the list of verbal commits, so Tech could be getting a nice surprise.
UPDATE: It appears coach Johnson did indeed have some knowledge, or is clairvoyant, as Myles Autry has indeed signed his letter to become a Yellow Jacket.
Johnson said the coaching staff would get a couple of days off until the first Junior Day of the new year, which will be on Saturday. The recruiting job never ends.
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