Jackets pulverize Panthers, defeat GSU 35-12

Redshirt junior wide receiver Malik Rutherford pulls away from Georgia State defenders. Rutherford led the Jackets in receiving with 131 yards highlighted by a 52 yard touchdown catch. // Photo by courtesy of Tyler Parker Student PublicationThe last time the Jackets were ranked, “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars was the number one song on the Hot 100. It’s rather fitting that Tech football seems to have adopted the mantra, “Don’t believe me? Just watch.”

Plenty of people questioned whether their 24-21 win over the Florida State Seminoles in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic was simply the result of luck or playing a mediocre opponent. While the Seminoles certainly did not look any better…