🧱 Duke is a defensive stalwart

Welcome to The Tech Way, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Georgia Tech’s collective The Tech Way.

In today’s content:
- A defensive test ahead 🧱
- A look at Duke 👿
+ So much more 💪

⛳ Men’s Golf finished eighth in the Ben Hogan Collegiate

🏈 Football welcomes Duke this weekend

🏈 Homer Rice will be posthumously inducted into the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame

🎤 COACH KEY WEEKLY PRESSER: DUKE WEEK

Coach Key, fresh off a bye week, hits the podium for the weekly presser ahead of a primetime meeting with the Blue Devils:

• “Bye week really couldn’t have come at a better time for us” (0:00)

• Left side of the O-line need tweaking? (3:25)

• Does Coach have any concern in the kicking game? (9:00)

• What makes Duke’s defense stand out? (12:40)

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: DUKE

ACC foes meet yet again on the gridiron as Tech will host Duke for a night game on Saturday:

• First-year head coach Manny Diaz has the Blue Devils at 5-0, coming off a 21-20 win over rival UNC

• Running back Star Thomas was named ACC Running Back of the Week

• Duke’s defense stifles opponents, limiting them to 16.20 points per game while the offense averages 28.80

• Texas quarterback transfer Maalik Murphy has thrown for 1,226-yards this year on 107 completions

Nothing in this section. We’ll see you back here on Friday. 👋