Ideally, if Georgia Tech football makes Brent Key the permanent head coach, it will work out for the Yellow Jackets like it did for Clemson with Dabo Swinney. The comparison might seem absurd because Swinney is one of college football’s more successful coaches. But in 2008, Swinney was a position coach who never had been a coordinator when he took over midseason after Clemson fired Tommy Bowden.
Key had a similar background when he succeeded Geoff Collins, who was dismissed after four games. He’s performed above expectations. Key’s Jackets are 4-3 in the ACC after winning at No. 13 North Carolina on Saturday. Key owns two victories over ranked opponents in two chances. Collins was 1-8 against ranked foes. His predecessor, Paul Johnson, was 1-6 over his final two seasons.
It’s so obvious that Key should be elevated to Tech’s permanent head coach that I’m almost reluctant to say it. It’s hardly ever that simple.
