Brent Key Gives Injury Report Update Ahead of Game With Syracuse

Georgia Tech faces Syracuse at home this Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

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Jackson Caudell
Publish date:
Nov 14, 2023 7:35 PM EST

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Georgia Tech has its ACC finale this week against Syracuse and it also marks the biggest game of the year for the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech has not made a bowl game since 2018 and they have a chance to clinch bowl eligibility with a win against the Orange. Syracuse is also 5-5 and has a lot to play for so this will be a challenge for the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.

Last week against Clemson, starting cornerback Ahmari Harvey did not play due to injury. When asked about Harvey's status today, Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key talked about what he expected from Harvey this weekend and the rest of the injury report:

"Ahmari traveled with us on Saturday, at gametime, he was not able to go. We are hoping to get him back this week, everyone else we have come out with some bangs and people bruised up but we are as healthy as we have been."

Georgia Tech can clinch a spot in a bowl game this Saturday against Syracuse
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Up until today, Key had not mentioned making a bowl game and wanted to just keep the focus on the game ahead, but he did talk about it today and what it would mean for this program:

"So up until Sunday, I had not said the word at all, it is the same mentality each week, it is a one-game season each week and that is the mentality each week and taken, but yeah on Sunday, I brought it up, I did. This is playoff football now, this is NFL Championship, win and you're in. There is no... there is no dwelling on the last game, it is boom and you have to move on and that is the way it works and we brought it up. We talked about it. It is a big deal for these kids, a really big deal. As an alumni here, it is a really big deal for me, it is a big deal for these guys coming back here, it is a big deal for Georgia Tech, it is a big deal for the athletic association, it is a big deal for the entire Georgia Tech community so heck yeah we talked about it and these guys understand that and know it is something special they have in front of them to work and get."

Getting Harvey back would be huge for the team this week, as he has turned into a good playmaker in the secondary. Syracuse brings a unique offensive approach and Key knows it is going to be a challenge for them:

"There are only so many things you can do to change. The thing we have to do is get set, they are doing a lot of this with tempo as well so it is not like they are coming up there and always waiting and taking the time off the clock. They have been running the plays the last few weeks and playing with mixed tempos, we have to get up and get our cleats set in the ground, we have to get aligned, we have to defeat blocks, we have to cover guys in the back end, some of the shot passes or pop passes they might have off of it but we have to get an edge to ourselves and get down and get ready to play football on Saturday because it is going to be a battle with them coming in on offense."

"You have to adjust. They basically put in an entirely new offense in six days so who is to say they are not going to do that again this week. There is a lot of communication to that this week and a lot of moving parts and our crowd can really have an impact this week."