CLEMSON — Nick Eason is very familiar with Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key.
The two played against each other when Eason played on Clemson’s defensive line from 1999-2002, and Key was an offensive lineman at Georgia Tech from 1997-2000. Key got the better of Eason and the Tigers in those days, winning both of their head-to-head matchups by three points each.
In fact, Key never lost to Clemson as a player, as the Yellow Jackets won all four games by exactly three points.
“Up front, they are tough, physical, relentless. You can see they have the mentality of their head coach being a former offensive lineman who actually played at Georgia Tech during the same time I was here at Clemson,” said Eason, who is Clemson’s defensive tackles coach.