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Ex-Georgia Tech captain breaks into coaching

Three years ago, Steven Sylvester was a management trainee with Enterprise Rent-a-Car, a former Georgia Tech football captain putting his degree to work.

As of last week, Sylvester was the new running backs coach at Jacksonville University, recruiting and preparing for the offseason in his first full-time coaching job after nearly three years as a graduate assistant with the Yellow Jackets.

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Georgia Tech graduate assistant coach Steven Sylvester (left) and A-Backs coach Lamar Owens (right) send signals from the sideline against North

“It’s kind of hard to believe,” Sylvester said Wednesday.