A lot happened in Week 11 of the college football season for Georgia Tech, and all without the team playing a snap.
The Yellow Jackets entered their second and final open date of the regular season on a sour note, fresh off their first loss of the year, 48-36 at North Carolina State on Nov. 1. Georgia Tech slid eight spots to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 a day later and was No. 17 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released on Nov. 4. The CFP committee placed fellow Atlantic Coast Conference programs Virginia at No. 14 and Louisville at No. 15.
A week later, the potential playoff picture looks quite different for the Yellow Jackets and other ACC teams. Virginia and Louisville both lost last weekend. Miami, eager to climb back up after losses to SMU and Louisville, beat Syracuse handily. On Tuesday, the CFP committee ranked Virginia No. 19 and Louisville No. 20. Meanwhile, Miami rose to 15th and Georgia Tech improved to 16th.
But despite the outlook of the season shifting in Georgia Tech’s favor, the Yellow Jackets (8-1, 5-1), back up to No. 14 in the AP Top 25 this week, are laser-focused on the task directly ahead: Saturday’s visit to Boston College (1-9, 0-6).
The Eagles are last in the ACC, but that didn’t offer Yellow Jackets coach Brent Key any peace of mind heading into Week 12.