From The Rumble Seat · Oct 21, 2021
Georgia Tech Football: Advanced Stats Preview - GT vs. UVA
Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images Coming off of the bye week, Georgia Tech heads to Charlottesville to take on a fascinating Virginia team, led by Bronco Mendenhall. The profile of this UVA team is nearly opposite those Mendenhall-coached BYU teams that gave GT fits in the early 2010s. Instead of relying on defense and running, this UVA team will win as its passing game goes.
When we previewed UVA this offseason, we anticipated a team with a top 30 or 40 offense to go with a “meh” defense. How has that turned out? The UVA offense has been even better than expected (10th in SP+), while the defense has been exactly what we thought (62nd in SP+).