Aug 31, 2015 at 5:36p ET
Aug 31, 2015 at 5:36p ET
(AP) - So much for being the scrappy underdog with the throwback running game.
At Georgia Tech, the expectations these days are much higher.
After a trip to the ACC championship game and a victory in the Orange Bowl, the 16th-ranked Yellow Jackets open the season Thursday night by hosting lower-division school Alcorn State, a game that most expect to be little more than a warmup for the tougher contests to come.
''We can go out and start developing our identity as a team,'' coach Paul Johnson said Monday.