Technical Tidbits 11/22: Pastner calls for faster play, two more football players honored

For a second consecutive week, Georgia Tech had a pair of players honored for an outstanding game — it was defensive back Lance Austin and linebacker Brant Mitchell this time around. Lance Austin, whose twin brother Lawrence won the same ACC Defensive Back of the Week award for his performance against Virginia Tech last week, had a 24-yard pick six and three pass deflections on the day. Mitchell, meanwhile, contributed a career-high 12 tackles and got his own interception of Cavalier quarterback Matt Johns during the later stages of the game. The Tech defense didn’t quite stop Virginia’s offense as effectively as we’d hoped, and there’s a good chance that the outcome could have been quite different if not for the key plays made by both Mitchell and Austin.