The ACC released its 2016 All-Conference teams yesterday afternoon, and our sincerest congratulations go out to Tech’s three representatives: center Freddie Burden, kicker Harrison Butker, and defensive tackle Patrick Gamble. Butker and Gamble were both named to the Honorable Mention team, having received 34 and 23 points in the voting procedure, respectively, and Burden was named to the Third Team for his excellent senior campaign on the Flats. The nature of Paul Johnson’s offense makes it understandably difficult for voters to key in on specific contributors for their individual efforts — blocking and making reads doesn’t show up on the stat sheet, after all — but I feel justified in saying that Burden in particular probably deserved a higher spot on the list; he’s been a stalwart on Tech’s line for years now and capped off a truly spectacular career on the Flats with another great performance.
Technical Tidbits 11/29: Three Jackets named to All-ACC teams, Pastner’s hoopers search for Big 10 victory
