The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1-3, 0-1 ACC) will be trying to pick up their first road win of the season when they face the Pittsburgh Panthers (3-1, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday night. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 27-10 loss to UCF as 21-point underdogs. The Panthers are coming off a 45-24 win over Rhode Island as 32.5-point favorites.
Pittsburgh is 6-3 in nine games against Georgia Tech.
The Yellow Jackets got their season off to a poor start, losing three of their first four games. The 1-3 start and the team not showing any signs of improvement on offense led to the school firing head coach Geoff Collins, who lost 28 of the 38 games he coached.
The team will be hoping the change translates to better results on the field, starting with a win over the Panthers, which will give them their second win in five games.
Georgia Tech is averaging 13.8 points per game. They are throwing for 184.8 yards and rushing for 126.8 yards per game.
Jeff Sims completed 66 percent of his passes for 314 yards and one touchdown in the loss to the Knights. Hassan Hall had seven carries for 54 yards, while Malachi Carter had three catches for 89 yards and one touchdown.
Georgia Tech has struggled defensively, giving up 31.8 points per game . They aren’t very good against the run and they’re facing a potent ground attack, so they will need to play better if they want to win this game.