Summer Scheming: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesGeorgia Tech has been playing football for 119 seasons, which included stints in the Southern, SEC, and ACC conferences. When the Yellow Jackets won a share of the National Championship in 1990, it was as part of the ACC under then coach Bobby Ross. The Jackets had a rough go under coach Bill Lewis before promoting George O’Leary to head coach for the 1995 season. O’Leary peaked at Tech with a 10-2 season and Gator Bowl win as part of the 1998 season. He was succeeded by Chan Gailey who saw moderate success.

Then came a new and different era of Georgia Tech football under flexbone triple option guru Paul Johnson. Johnson abandoned the pro style offense of…