ATLANTA — Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key shook up his defensive staff on Sunday, a day after the Yellow Jackets gave up 38 straight points in a 38-27 home loss to double-digit underdog Bowling Green.
Andrew Thacker, who had been the team’s defensive coordinator since 2019, will no longer lead the defense. Thacker will coach safeties and Kevin Sherrer was promoted to defensive coordinator, the school announced in a statement released Sunday.
The move by Key came after he said “it’s on me to make changes to get this thing fixed” after Saturday’s loss to the Mid-American Conference’s Falcons (2-3). Key described the loss as “an embarrassing display of football” and “as epic of a failure as you can possibly have.”
The Jackets (2-3) were listed by oddsmakers as 22 1/2-point favorites ahead of the game.
“Our performance on defense this season hasn’t met the standard that we expect at Georgia Tech,” Key said in the statement.