Head Football Coach Geoff Collins went out to Georgia Technology four games into his fourth season after a largely forgettable tenure that saw the Yellow Jackets win just 10 games.
In December 2018, Collins looked like a good fit for Georgia Tech. An Atlanta native who worked in the South, he previously worked at Tech and understood recruiting in the Southeast. It was going to be hard to go from Paul Johnsonthe flexbone option to a more contemporary attack, but Georgia Tech’s patience ran out over the weekend.
It didn’t help matters that 35 Georgia Tech players, including extras, entered the transfer portal over the past two seasons. Including star running back Jahmyr Gibbs which entered the portal on November 29 and is now at Alabama.
With that in mind, we take a look at the five most impactful transfers to leave Georgia Tech in the 2022 cycle.
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Bennett entered the transfer portal in December 2020. He appeared in 15 games with two starts in two seasons at Georgia Tech. Bennett’s freshman season was cut short by injury, but he still led all Tech freshmen with 17 tackles. Promising young lineman, losing Bennett to injury but it really stung the Jackets when he got on the ACC foe Virginia which moved him from the defensive line to Bandit. In four games this season, Bennett has matched his freshman tackle total and set career highs in tackles for loss (4.5) and sacks (4) to go along with a forced fumble.
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Dominick was the Yellow Jackets’ most productive passing thrower. In four seasons at Georgia Tech, recording 116 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks and forcing seven fumbles in 35 games. Domineck was the Jackets’ sack leader in 2021 (3.5) and 2020 (4.0). His decision to enter the transfer portal in February was a blow to a defensive line that had already lost some depth after the season. Now to ArkansasDomineck already has more sacks (4.5) in four games than he did during his career at Tech.
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Griffin appeared in 21 games over three seasons at Georgia Tech. He had 91 rushing attempts for 377 yards and two touchdowns. Griffin also caught six passes for 72 yards. Now to Oregon State, Griffin already has 144 rushing yards on 24 carries. In Saturday’s loss to USCGriffin’s 18-yard touchdown was his second of the season, matching the number of touchdowns he scored during his Tech career.
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Sanders opted to enter the transfer portal in January as a graduate transfer instead of returning for a final season at Tech. He caught 65 passes for 834 yards and four touchdowns during his career at Georgia Tech. Sanders’ consistency was just as important as his stats. Through four games, Sanders leads Temple in receptions (17) and yards (236) to accompany a touchdown take.
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Gibbs left a huge hole in Tech’s attack when he entered the portal. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry and scored eight touchdowns in 19 career games at Georgia Tech. A versatile talent, Gibbs was named to the 2021 All-ACC team in three different positions. Gibbs had 1,805 total yards in his sophomore season, the second most in Georgia Tech single-season history. Gibbs leads Alabama in receptions (17) and is second in carries (25) and yards (176).