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100 Days to Kickoff: George Godsey
After three seasons with Georgia Tech, former offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner moved on to more humid pastures, leaving the opportunity for Georgia Tech football alum and Hall of Famer, George Godsey to return to the Flats. Godsey, will serve as co-offensive coordinator alongside Chris Wienke, another late 90s/early 2000s ACC veteran. He played quarterback for […]
Scions E323: The Ryan Alpert Interview
Yes, that’s right! Georgia Tech Athletic Director Ryan Alpert joins Jack and Akshay to talk about lessons from his first year at The Flats, revenue generation, the 100 points of improvements coming to Bobby Dodd Stadium, and the future of women’s sports at Georgia Tech. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform […]
An Update on Chandler Simpson
Every 12U baseball team has the same types of players. There’s the chunky first baseman who hits like Mark McGwire but has the speed and agility of a 70-year-old version of himself. There’s the coach’s son, who hits leadoff and plays shortstop, even though he just flat-out sucks. Then there’s the slap hitter: often undersized, […]
An Update on Chandler Simpson
Every 12U baseball team has the same types of players. There’s the chunky first baseman who hits like Mark McGwire but has the speed and agility of a 70-year-old version of himself. There’s the coach’s son, who hits leadoff and plays shortstop, even though he just flat-out sucks. Then there’s the slap hitter: often undersized, […]
100 Days to Kickoff: Alberto Mendoza
The Jackets have a new face under center this year. His surname is widely known but his personal talent is minimally studied. Alberto Mendoza is a redshirt sophomore from Indiana who spent the last year as signal caller for his older brother, 2025 Heisman Trophy winner, and the overall first pick of the 2026 NFL […]
100 Days to Kickoff: Justice Haynes
There must always be a Haynes on the Flats. Coming to us from Michigan, Justice Haynes is probably the splashiest transfer we’ve ever landed. 247 labels him as the top RB transfer and the #13 overall; as a HS prospect a few years ago he was the #3 RB in the country. After two seasons […]
Scions E322: Lessons Learned in the Key Era w/Kelly Quinlan
Jack and Jake are joined by Kelly Quinlan of Jackets Online to walk through some of the biggest lessons the Tech fanbase has learned during Brent Key’s tenure, and how Brent himself has evolved Georgia Tech Football and how that may play itself out in the 2026 season and beyond. Plus, our thoughts on the […]
Scions E321: 20 Years of Tech Fandom with John Bird
Co-founder of From The Rumble Seat, John Bird, joins Jack and Akshay to talk about how he got to Georgia Tech, how he got hooked into the Tech sports scene, what it’s been like being a diehard Tech fan from out in North Carolina for 15+ years, and passing his love of Tech to his […]
What Athletics’ Fans Should Expect from Draft Pick Drew Burress
With the 8th pick of the 2026 MLB Draft, the Oakland Atheltics have selected Georgia Tech Outfielder Drew Burress Burress hails from Warner Robins, Georgia, where he attended Houston County High School. Burress achieved a number of prestigious accolades in his high school career alone. During his time at Houston County the school won two […]
What Minnesota Twins Fans Should Expect from #3 Draft Pick Vahn Lackey
With the 3rd pick of the 2026 MLB Draft, the Minnesota Twins have selected Georgia Tech Catcher Vahn Lackey who over the course of two years progressed from an unheralded high school recruit into one of the top catching prospects in the nation. Vahn Lackey hails from Suwanee Georgia, where he attended Collins High School. […]
Under Armour Uniforms Instant Reaction
Welcome to the Under Armour era! Georgia Tech officially begins their partnership on July 1 with the apparel company, reigniting the relationship that initially began in the earliest days of Under Armour’s existence. Rest in peace, three stripe life. With that comes a completely new uniform set across all sports for the Yellow Jackets. If […]
Scions E320: New “Golden” Armour
This week on Scions of the Southland: Like the podcast? Feel free to leave a like or rating wherever you get your podcasts so we can help get this podcast to more Yellow Jacket fans around the world. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club Production: […]
Scions E319: Cabrera Steps Down & FY25 Financial Analysis
It’s summertime which means it’s financial report season at Scions of the Southland. We dive into the nitty grittys of where the Georgia Tech Athletic Association stands after a couple years of sustained financial growth viewed through our 2022 opus, Engineering a Program. Plus, our reactions to the surprise news that Georgia Tech President Ángel […]
100 Days to Kickoff: Opponent Primer
With football coming up again it’s a good idea to ease our minds back into where things stand not only for GT but for our upcoming opponents this year. While we have detailed analyses of our opponents coming up later in the year, I set this up to give a brief overview of our upcoming […]
FTRS 100 Days to Kickoff: Season Grading Syllabus
We are within 100 days of kick-off for the first Georgia Tech football game, so it’s time to start talking football again. Given how the past few football seasons have ended (and the baseball season too I suppose) I have had a hard time deciding on how to properly grade the team’s performance. While I […]
Scions E318: Gambling, Recruiting, and Soccer
Now that we’ve recovered from the horrifying loss to Oklahoma in baseball, Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back to dig into the recruiting news for Tech baseball and football, the impact of Brendan Sorsby’s reinstatment to college football, and preview Billy Carlton’s path at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Then, we […]
GT Baseball vs UIC on 35mm
35mm shots from last Friday’s regional action, shot on Kodak UltraMax. Thanks to Bleach Film Lab in Avondale Estates for the expert development and scanning!
Season is over
See y’all in football season.
Oklahoma forces winner-take-all after beating #2 GT 15-8
In their first regional final since 2019, #2 Georgia Tech Baseball fell to Oklahoma 12-8, forcing a winner take all game on Monday to advance to Super Regionals. After going down 8-2 in the third inning, Oklahoma countered with eight runs in the fourth inning to take a 10-8 lead and never looked back holding […]
#2 GT Baseball to regional final after 9-3 win over Oklahoma
#2 Georgia Tech baseball has advanced to the regional final after defeating Oklahoma xx-xx. The win is Tech’s 50th of the season, making 2026 their first 50+ win season since 2006. At a 50-9 record Tech has set the best 59 game mark in program history. The story of the weekend has become Parker Brosius. […]
#2 GT Baseball obliterates UIC 22-5 to start NCAA Regional
RUSS CHANDLER STADIUM — #2 Georgia Tech baseball took down UIC 22-5 to start their 2026 NCAA Tournament journey in front of a sell out crowd at Russ Chandler Stadium. The Jackets move to 49-9 on the season and will play in the 1-0 vs. 1-0 game Saturday night (weather pending) against the winner of […]
Scions E316: Atlanta Regional Preview, Ryan Hybl Takes Over Golf
Jack and Akshay go through Tech’s championship in the ACC Baseball Tournament, going to the championship game in Charlotte, preview the Atlanta regional, and discuss how much of a home run hire Ryan Hybl is for the golf team. Resources mentioned: Pear Ratings, Brentley Romine’s story on Hybl Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack […]
Tech Baseball wins ACC Tournament, Regional Starts Friday
For the first time since 2014, #3 Georgia Tech Baseball won the ACC Tournament title, defeating North Carolina 13-7 in the championship game in Charlote, North Carolina on the backs of two doubles by Alex Hernandez, a homer by Ryan Zuckerman, and a clearing of the bases on three wild pitches late in the game […]
#3 Georgia Tech Baseball to ACC Title Game
The national #3 team in the country and #1-seed in the ACC Championship Georgia Tech Baseball defeated #5-seed Miami 9-3 to advance to the ACC Championship final. Tech is now 47-9 on the season and remains undefeated in neutral site games (4-0). Tech will play the winner of #14-seed Pitt and #2-seed North Carolina. A […]
Scions E315: Back-to-Back ACC Regular Season Champs
Tech baseball are ACC champs again! We go through the insanely good run of games up in Boston College and Tech’s ACC + NCAA Tournament outlook as of now. Then, our thoughts on what’s inside the new Fanning Center, Tech Softball’s results in the NCAA Tournament, and the latest on golf + track & field. […]
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