Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall tries to escape the grasp of Louisville linebacker Dorian Etheridge during the second half of Friday night’s game in Louisville, Ky.LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Earlier this season, Georgia Tech football coach Paul Johnson decided to make a change.
After his Yellow Jackets walked out of Louisville with a 66-31 victory Friday night, it might be time for the Cardinals to make some changes, too.
Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall rushed for 175 yards and two scores as the Jackets (3-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) ran for a season-high 542 yards, the third-best total in school history and the second-most ever yielded by the Cardinals (2-4, 0-3).
Tobias Oliver, who relieved Marshall late in the third quarter, ran for 108 yards and two scores on eight carries.
Three games into season, the Jackets were 1-2 and coming off a 24-19 ACC loss to Pittsburgh on Sept. 15 in which they gained only 320 yards on the ground and had a couple of turnovers. Johnson felt the need to focus on just four or five plays for his flexbone offense that relies heavily on the triple option.