While the Georgia Bulldogs may be getting all the hype entering the 2017 season, it’s the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets that were selected by CBS Sports as the best team in the state of Georgia.
The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 2016 campaign that saw the program achieve its fifth 8+ win season under Paul Johnson. The Jackets nine win season was a strong bounce back to a 2015 season that saw a disappointing 3-9 record posted by the Jackets.
Here is how each FBS team in Georgia finished last season;
- Georgia: 8-5 (Liberty Bowl)
- Georgia Southern: 5-7
- Georgia State: 3-9
- Georgia Tech: 9-3 (TaxSlayer Bowl)
Here was the reasoning behind the selection of the Yellow Jackets;
No, Georgia Tech doesn’t have the street cred as big brother Georgia … but it has two wins over the last three seasons — both at Georgia — and is fresh off a 9-4 season.