Georgia Tech football at UCF
Saturday, September 24 · 4pm · Orlando, Fla. · FBC Mortgage Stadium
LB Ayinde Eley (2 – over) is the first NCAA Division I FBS player since at least 2000, with at least 30 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in the first three games of the season.
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• Georgia Tech football looks to get back to .500 on the season when it visits UCF for the first time on Saturday.
• Georgia Tech is 1-2 after a 42-0 loss on the season – no. Last Saturday, 13-ranked Ole Miss. The Yellow Jackets’ two losses this season and each of their past four losses have come against teams ranked nationally (No. 1 Georgia last season).
• Saturday’s game at UCF continues a grueling opening stretch for Georgia Tech, as its first five FBS opponents (Clemson, Ole Miss, UCF, No. 24 Pitt and Duke) are a combined 13-2 on the season.
• Georgia Tech is one of five NCAA Division I FBS teams to face two top-20 opponents this season (joining Akron, Florida, Oregon and South Carolina).
• Georgia Tech r-Sr. LB Ayinde Eley has collected 32 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries this season. He is the first FBS player since at least 2000 to have 30 tackles, five TFL, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in the team’s first three games.
• Tech’s other starting LB, Sr. Charlie Thomas, put up historic numbers with 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and an interception in his junior season. He is one of only two FBS players to reach those numbers in three games this season and one of 26 FBS players and three ACC players in the first three games of any season since 2000.
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