ATLANTA — It was a day to reveal a chip on the shoulder and attention to detail, qualities that Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins had assured that his team was developing. It was an opportunity to show that both the running game and run defense, areas that had shown promise, were legitimate, and that a new offensive scheme could move the ball.
Instead, the Yellow Jackets were waylaid, defeated by a superior opponent and again tripped up by its own mistakes.
In the third game of Collins’ fourth season, Tech lost 42-0 to No. 20 Ole Miss. The Jackets (1-2) were outgained 547-214 and were practically unable to stop the Rebels (3-0) on the ground. A punishing Ole Miss offensive line routed its gold-jerseyed opponents, which had held Clemson and Western Carolina to a 3.0 yards-per-carry average, amassing 316 yards on 62 carries (5.1 average) and 12 carries of 10 yards or more.
