At the end of his ninth preseason camp at Georgia Tech, the 38th overall in his coaching career, coach Paul Johnson deemed the Yellow Jackets’ efforts worthy.
“I think we had a good camp overall,” said Johnson, who turned 59 Saturday and was serenaded by his team after the scrimmage. “We got after it pretty good this camp. We’ve had a lot of contact, a lot of scrimmaging.”
Johnson’s praise is hardly hollow. In 2015, as the Jackets rode the crest of their 11-win season in 2014, Johnson was often irritated with how his team was practicing in camp, at one point chiding media that they had “anointed this team as national champs.