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Georgia Tech Football: Three Reasons for Pessimism in 2020

By Lee Cagle

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Geoff Collins of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets looks on during the second half of the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bobby Dodd Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Geoff Collins of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets looks on during the second half of the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bobby Dodd Stadium on November 30, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 29: Quarterback Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers attempts a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the football game at Memorial Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 29: Quarterback Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Clemson Tigers attempts a pass against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the football game at Memorial Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /

Schedule:

Let’s start with the obvious and say that scheduling Clemson and UGA every season is an automatic trip to the top ten hardest schedules. For example, The Score has Tech ranked at number four in the country heading into this season. Combine this with a pretty competitive non-conference slate  every year and the Jackets have to claw it seems just to reach bowl eligibility. Even more troubling this year is that most of the teams in the coastal division have taken great leaps forward while Tech enters a second year under Coach Collins but the first full year within the Collins systems after making a transition last year. There is no such thing as an easy opponent anywhere on this schedule and it’s going to be tough for the Jackets to find a path to even five wins let alone six.