Technical Tidbits 1/2: Jackets win SEC East, Thomas wraps up career with second bowl win

Georgia Tech completed a perfect 3-0 season sweep of the almighty SEC over the weekend, downing the Kentucky Wildcats by a final score of 33-18 at Jacksonville’s EverBank Field. The win means that Tech is now 5-1 against the SEC since the start of the 2014 season, with two wins over Georgia and one apiece over Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Mississippi State; the only loss was the 13-7 defeat in 2015’s Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate matchup. As for this season’s TaxSlayer Bowl, it was all Tech from the early goings when the Jackets recovered a fumble from Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson and returned it for a touchdown on the first drive of the game. The defense looked excellent in the first quarter, getting consistent pressure and shutting down the UK offense pretty consistently, but fell apart just a tad as the game went on. When all was said and done, Ted Roof’s unit gave up north of 300 yards yet again but held the scoring in check quite nicely. Tech finishes 9-4 on the season, just a few plays away from 10-4.

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