20 • Friday, November 21, 2003 • Technique SPORTS Georgia Tech (6-4) vs. Virginia (5-5)

Preview By: Ryan Peck

Quarterback: on the season with two touchdowns. Opposite Sawyer is Ottowa Anderson. He has snared 27 For Tech, the formula is simple: as Reggie Ball goes, so go the Jackets. In the Wreck’s six balls for 324 yards and two touchdowns as well. wins, Ball has a 10-3 TD-Int. ratio. In Tech’s four defeats, the ratio is 0-6. That being said, if Advantage: Tech Ball can avoid costly mistakes tomorrow, Tech has to like their chances. Ball was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the fifth time in 2003 following his performance last Saturday versus Linebackers: North Carolina in which he tossed three touchdowns, a career high. Matt Schaub cannot be This is the strength of Tech’s defense, and the outstanding duo of Key Fox and Daryl Smith blamed for UVA’s recent slide, in which the Cavs have dropped four of five games. The will need to come up big tomorrow. Fox had a huge strip of the football last week as North reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year has completed a staggering 69.8 percent of his Carolina was driving for a potential score. UVA may look to counteract Tech’s aggressiveness passes for 2,111 yards and 14 touchdowns. He possesses all the physical tools, but it’s the by dumping the ball over the middle after reading blitzes. It is an extremely athletic group leadership Schaub brings to the table that makes the Cavalier offense so formidable. consisting of Raymond Mann, Darryl Blackstock, Kai Parham, and Ahmad Brooks. Brooks, Advantage: Virginia a redshirt freshman phenom, is a monster. He leads the team with 85 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks and five pass breakups. Running Back: Advantage: Even P.J. Daniels has emerged as one of the Jackets’ biggest weapons. Last week during his masterful 240-yard effort, Daniels eclipsed the 1,000-yard plateau with two games remaining Defensive Line: in the regular season. He also caught a touchdown pass out of the backfield. Virginia is ranked Tech’s defensive line has appeared to tire over the past couple of weeks, but they have still second-to-last in the ACC in rush defense, so expect No. 45 to have another big impact put together a solid overall season. Virginia’s line has a tendency to get pushed around, and tomorrow. Virginia lays claim to a dynamic two-headed monster in the backfield. Wali Lundy opposing teams have had success running the ball as a result. and Alvin Pearman have combined for nearly 1,200 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns. Advantage: Tech Advantage: Virginia Special Teams: Offensive Line: Tech appears to have solved its kickoff problems. David Jordan handled the duties last week Tech’s O-Line absolutely manhandled North Carolina last week. Holes developed the and accounted for two touchbacks. Dan Burnett continues to perform wonderfully in the second the ball was snapped, as the Jackets simply blew the ‘Heels off the ball. Tech hopes that placekicking department. Andy Thomson needs to be more consistent in the punting game. is the case tomorrow as well, when they’ll face a Virginia line that has struggled against the run. Tech would like for No. 21 (Jonathan Smith) to break another long one tomorrow in the punt The Tech line has been stellar as of late, and that trend needs to continue tomorrow in order for return game. They don’t come much better than UVA’s Connor Hughes. Hughes is perfect on Tech to dictate the tempo of the game. UVA’s line has done an outstanding job of protecting PAT’s and is uncannily accurate on attempts, sporting a long of 53 yards . Needless Schaub, who has been sacked only six times on the season. They have been excellent in run to say, he is a Lou Groza award semifinalist, and has an excellent shot to claim the trophy as the blocking as well, consistently paving the way for Lundy and Pearman. best kicker in America. Punting, on the other hand, has been atrocious for Virginia. Tom Advantage: Even Hagen is averaging a meager 34.3 yards per boot. Advantage: Even Secondary: Tech’s secondary continues to be aggressive against the run, but soft coverage schemes have Coaching: been inexcusable. That doesn’t figure to be much of a problem tomorrow, as UVA seldom This game is huge in every sense of the word for Tech and head coach Chan Gailey. A win throws deep and looks to dump the ball to the tight end and backs out of the backfield. The means an enticing trip to Orlando for the Tangerine Bowl and a primetime slot against Cavalier secondary has been solid, but not outstanding. Jermaine Hardy is Virginia’s version of Georgia. A loss would result in a trip to Boise, Idaho for the Humanitarian Bowl. Despite the Dawan Landry. He is responsible for 80 stops and three tackles for a loss. fact that Tech has clinched a bowl berth regardless of tomorrow’s outcome, Gailey must instill Advantage: Tech a sense of urgency into his team, which was glaringly absent two weeks ago at Duke. UVA’s season has not gone the way head coach Al Groh had planned. The early-season injury to Wide Receivers: Schaub set the Cavs back, and they’ve hit a recent funk that is playing them right out of the Jonathan Smith jumped into the Georgia Tech annals last weekend, accounting for three bowl picture. Virginia knows what’s at stake tomorrow. If they allow the Jackets to leave Scott touchdowns in three separate capacities: receiving, passing, and returning a punt for a Stadium with a win, the 5-5 Cavs will be required to defeat highly ranked Virginia Tech in touchdown. Nate Curry was the beneficiary on the halfback pass, and Smith earlier caught order to qualify for a bowl. Two years ago, Groh drew up a hook-and-ladder play to defeat Tech another touchdown from Reggie Ball. Smith and Curry have combined for 89 receptions, 39-38 in the waning moments, and you better believe he’ll be pulling out all the stops 1289 yards and seven touchdowns on the season. Schaub’s roommate and Pope High School tomorrow. product Ryan Sawyer leads the UVA receiving corps. He has hauled in 32 passes for 422 yards Advantage: Even Spread: Virginia by 10

write a sliver ... nique.net/sliver sorry for the absence of the sliver box this week... SPORTS Technique • Friday, November 21, 2003 • 21 faces inin thethe Student athletes join UGA by katie neal crowd counterparts in toy drive By Kimberly Rieck Kacie Anson Sports Editor Sophomore After collecting 1,200 toys at last year’s Florida State football game, the Georgia Tech Student Advisory Board hopes to improve Women’s tennis on last year’s success with this year’s third annual Michael Isenhour Memorial Toy Drive at the Nov. 29 Tech-Georgia football game. Named one of the Wendy’s Georgia Tech Student-Athletes of the Fans are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game. Week this season, Kacie Anson is one of three sophomores on Tech’s Children’s Healthcare of asks that fans not donate action women’s tennis team. Anson came to Tech after one semester at the figures or violent toys. Suggested items include children’s books, University of Kentucky and competes in both the singles and doubles stuffed animals and barbie dolls. positions. The toy drive began three years ago after Michael Isenhour Anson led Tech at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships placing suggested that student athletes do something to help the families of third in her singles and second in her doubles draw. She won two doubles Sept. 11. “It was our first student advisory board meeting after Sept. matches with teammate Alison Silverio and two matches in singles. Anson 11. and he really felt that the Student athletes should do something finished out fall play with a 3-1 record in singles and 2-1 in doubles play. for the families affected by Sept. 11. He came up with the idea for a toy drive for the children of the families affected,” said Amy Dock, president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB). Jonathan Smith SAAB is composed of one representative from each sport except Senior for football which has two members. The football team has the largest amount of players at Tech. “Basically we serve as a liason Football- Wide Receiver between the administration and the student athletes,” Dock said. The board frequently does community service in the Atlanta com- One of Tech football’s top offensive weapons, Jonathan “Freddie” munity. Activities include sending student athletes to speak at local Smith has accounted for one-third of Tech’s offense (919 of 2,788 yards) schools or participating in Team Buzz. with his receiving and rushing yards, easily the highest percentage for any Shortly after the first meeting in 2001, Isenhour was diagnosed ACC receiver. with leukemia. Dock said that even during Isenhour’s treatment, he Last season Smith also tallied time as a tailback and quarterback as well made a point to help with the planning. Isenhour was not well as his usual receiving position. He finished the 2002 season ranked enough to attend the first toy drive. Unfortunately, he lost his battle eleventh in Tech history for career receptions and fourteenth in career with cancer June 13, 2002. The toy drive has continued to carry on receiving yards. This season Smith averages almost 97 yards in receptions Isenhour’s legacy to community service. per game. The toy drive has expanded this year to include a partnership with the University of Georgia’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Georgia student athletes will work alongside Tech student athletes Marvin Lewis to collect the toys. Representatives will also be stationed at the bookstore. Senior There will be UGA and Tech students collecting toys on the day -Point Guard of the game. "On the field, the rivalry between Tech and Georgia is fierce, but off the field, we all want to work together to give back to A team captain for the Jackets, Marvin Lewis is Tech’s only three-year the community and we invite the fans of both schools to join us,” starter among the four senior players this season. Lewis, who is currently Dock said. one of Tech’s leading three-point shooters, is eighth on Tech’s all-time UGA’s student athletes will also hold a winter jacket drive at the three-point field goal list with 157 at the end of last season. This season will GT-UGA basketball game Jan. 3. probably see him reach his 1,000 point in his career, as he finished last season with 978. Lewis rounded out last season with his best statistics during his career at Tech’s defense struggled a bit, Tech. He finished ranked seventeenth in the ACC in scoring (12.2), ninth UNC from page 24 allowing a season-high 446 offen- in three-point percentage (36.6) and sixth in three-pointers per game year. sive yards. However, Daryl Smith (2.03), all while shooting 41.6 percent from the floor overall. Quarterback Reggie Ball threw and Reuben Houston keyed a Tech for 3 touchdowns and played solid- defense that came up big when it ly after a game to forget against Duke. had to. Eric Henderson racked up But the most spectacular throw of his conference leading 10th sack of the day came from Jonathan Smith. the season. The senior from sleepy Argyle, GA Georgia Tech became bowl eli- woke up the crowd by taking a re- gible for the seventh straight season verse from Ball and then throwing a after being picked to finish eighth 30-yard touchdown to fellow wide- in the conference pre-season. Tech out Nate Curry. beat UNC for the sixth straight time, Still, UNC’s Darian Durant with representatives from the Peach, would not go out without a fight. Tangerine, and the Humanitarian The junior quarterback threw an Bowls looking on. Chan Gailey’s 8—yard pass to Jacque Lewis to pull team moved to 6-4 overall, with a 4- the Tarheels to within three with 3 record in conference. The Jackets 7:33 to go in the fourth quarter. travel to Charlottesville, Va. tomor- However, Tech followed that score row to face the Cavaliers. The win- with Smith’s pass and then deliv- ner will most likely be heading to ered the knockout blow with his Orlando for the Tangerine Bowl. punt return for a touchdown. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 noon. 22 • Friday, November 21, 2003 • Technique SPORTS

class, being rated as high as No. 41 Hewitt from page 24 by Rivals.com, and not cracking Ultimate “tribe” competes in Classic South Carolina Gamecock Zam Fre- the Top 100 by other recruiting drick, Sr. Fredrick is rated No. 63 services. However, Smith, a versa- By Vishal Patel ultimate frisbee team, were on the Nationals favorites: Berkeley, Flor- nationally by Hoopmasters.com, tile 6’7,” 230—lb. forward, aver- Contributing Writer floor, as they were ranked 21 out of ida, UNC, Tennessee and last year’s No. 68 by Clark Francis, No. 90 by aged 24.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 24 teams. “[The Tribe was] not ex- CCC champion, Illinois. TheInsiders.com and No. 126 by 4.3 assists per game as a junior to Although the brunt of the ulti- pected to win a single game in our Tech finished the round robin Rivals.com. Fredrick averaged 32 lead Dunbar High School to a 37- mate frisbee season is in the spring, pool or the whole tournament. [The 0-5 in their pool, giving many of points and eight assists per game as 1 record, and the class 4A State this past weekend’s Classic City Clas- Tribe wanted] to pull off one or two them a run for their money with a junior. Title, as well as a No. 7 overall sic tournament is one of the pre- upsets.” Sejour said. close losses against Berkeley and “Zam is an outstanding 4.0 stu- national ranking by USA Today. mier kickoff tournaments for the This year’s squad starts many North Carolina. dent and a great shooter,” Hewitt Smith scored 26 points and grabbed upcoming spring collegiate season. rookies and features a In the round of 24, Tech was said. “With Marvin Lewis graduat- nine rebounds in the state title game. Held in Cumming, Georgia, this fast-paced of- matched up against in-state ri- ing this year and B.J. Elder looking “Jeremis Smith is a very rug- year as opposed to Bulldawg turf fense spread vals Georgia Southern and to move on, we needed to add shoot- ged, do-everything forward. He like usual, the tournament featured across pulled a 13-9 victory. ing to the program, so from an ath- brings a brand of aggressiveness 24 of the nation’s most elite colle- the The victory was letic and academic standpoint, he is and hard-nosed basketball to our giate squads. The competition in- Tech’s first win of the a perfect fit.” program,” Hewitt said. “He won a cluded Georgia, Georgia Southern, tournament. Morrow is a 6’5” 190—lb. shoot- state championship last year and Emory, Florida State, and other com- They advanced ing guard/small forward from Latin scored 26 points against Kendrick petitive teams including Berkeley, to the next round only High School in Charlotte. Morrow Perkins of Beaumont Ozen, who Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio to break down at the very is rated No. 54 in the country by is now in the NBA. In my opinion, State, Tennessee, and last year’s Na- end against ACC rival Hoopmasters.com, No. 99 by he’s probably a little underrated. tionals champion Wisconsin. Florida State. TheInsiders.com and No. 125 by In my mind, he is clearly one of the Competitiveness is the name of While Tech did not win Rivals.com. Morrow led his team top 25 high school players in the the game in the CCC as seven of the the CCC, the team enjoyed the to the state independent school title country.” sixteen men’s teams advanced to Na- tournament. last year averaging 24 points and This is not the end of recruiting tionals, including eventual Nation- “We definitely exceeded our ex- eight rebounds while shooting 51 for the Jackets, who still have one als champion Wisconsin. pectations. That was our first win at percent from the floor. more scholarship to offer. Several Representing Tech was the A CCC in three years. A lot of teams “Anthony Morrow is another top prospects—most notably for Team in the Men’s Ultimate Fris- field. The Tribe has an interesting left the tournament saying how much outstanding shooter with size who Tech fans, Randolph Morris—have bee Club led by the trio of captains defensive scheme called the “Force better we are this year. They look attended one of the best high schools elected to wait until spring to sign. Daag Alemayehu, Hensley Sejour Middle,” which attempts to con- forward to playing us again. With in North Carolina and played on a Morris is a 6’11,” 250—lb. and Mike Nash, as well as President gest the middle and slow down the some more conditioning and a full state championship team,” Hewitt from Fairburn, GA and attends Parag Gajarawala. opposing offense. healthy team I think we are going to said. Landmark Christian School. Tech Although the expectations for the The tournament pinned Tech make a lot of noise in our region,” Smith is the wild card in the is still the frontrunner to sign Morris. Tribe, the nickname for Tech’s men’s in a tough division against many Sejour said.

Beyond the White and Gold BCS system favors major football programs, ignores others By John Scaduto it—each of the computer systems one could persuade the point that a glorifying this as a justified provi- ule stronger opponents and achieve Contributing Writer has its own ranking rubric, mak- team that wins the MAC should be dence that has yet to occur with the a preseason rank more susceptible ing it fundamentally undisputa- just as eligible to play in a major bowl BCS. Let us explore this further. to post-season success. It has been a relatively quiet year ble. The weights of those radical as a team that wins the SEC. Pardon There is a reason why it is tough Now, I can see why other major on the BCS front. There hasn’t been ranks are subdued anyway, since me, but that’s just stupid. Mid-ma- for mid-majors to break through – schools could feel rightfully left out much to gripe about for leading critics each are averaged in with six other jors are already given a free pass to the BCS keeps track of your sched- of a BCS bid. There have been some of the system. Everyone unanimously such polls and the lowest one is March Madness for simply winning ule strength. If you’d like to play at a glaring examples of this the past agrees that Oklahoma is the best dropped. high school level, more power to couple bowl seasons. The problem team in the nation, by far and nearly To ultimately put this issue to you – just don’t expect an invite arises from the rule that says every agrees as much that either Ohio State rest, we forget why we agreed to from the Orange Bowl. major conference champ is given an or Southern California should take this system in the first place – be- The Frogs will have only played automatic bid, and Notre Dame is the second spot. There are fewer cause humans are inconsistent! “If you’d like to play one ranked team this entire season - given one if they win nine games. ‘blips’ right now than in any other Would you like to know the result at a high school level, a 3-point victory over a then-ranked What this has done is put teams on period throughout the six-year his- of this wonderful ‘human element’ No. 25 Louisville squad. Otherwise, a BCS field that should not be there, tory of the poll. But there are some, that is now tragically absent? In more power to you – their schedule reads like a who’s- at least for sake of competition. You and plenty of football is still left to the twenty seasons before the BCS, just don’t expect an who of cellar-dwelling D-I teams have a ranking system —use it! be played. only nine times did less than three —for example, they opened the sea- I know, I know—I hear you. If you turn the TV to one of your teams share the top spot among invite from the son with Tulane, Navy and Vander- What about the whole ‘thing of beau- favorite ESPNs (1-6), you will hear the polls (three!), with only one of Orange Bowl.” bilt. ty’ and no gripes thing, huh? Yes, I analysts complaining that the big- those being completely unanimous Honestly, TCU can’t be blamed did say that. But I also said there are gest disaster was taking out the ‘hu- for one team (Nebraska, 1995). for its lack of schedule strength. These still ‘blips’ that have yet to be worked man element’—or at least That’s what it gets you—a ‘share’ schedules are created years in ad- out, if ever. So how will this ever be undermining it to a great extent. of the national title. Teams don’t a conference tournament, so don’t vance – who would’ve thought that resolved? Here is the first problem with that: share the Superbowl, or the World push your luck. I would actually like Vanderbilt would be so bad? Never Well, through a solution that is one of the heaviest weights still comes Series, or any other noteworthy to attack this point from the inside- mind - not a good example. But as complex as it is simple—have a from the average of the AP and ESPN/ sports title on the planet—so why out, considering this is the worst year seriously, I don’t fault them for that. playoff. Top eight BCS teams; put USA Today Coaches’ polls, which college football? to be whining of major conference Yet, they need to understand that ‘em in a bracket. Come on, every- are determined by — tada—humans. Another common objection to bias. one fluke season should not guar- one’s doing it. But I guess that would Secondly, numbers and comput- the BCS is that it inherently favors Texas Christian University is cur- antee a title shot – you have to work entail the major players putting their ers cannot lie or demonstrate bias. the major conferences. But there is rently ranked No. 8 in the BCS. This up to it. To be the best, you have financial egos aside. So much for Granted, there are several comput- an understandable reason why this means that the Horned Frogs could beat the best – and Louisville ain’t that. Guess articles like this one will er polls that have Texas Christian in is so. conceivably gain a berth in one of the the best. A season like this will allow continue to pop—up for the next the top-5, but that’s the beauty of First, there is no way that any- BCS bowls. Surprisingly, many are the opportunity for TCU to sched- several years. pageSPORTS 24 Technique • Friday, November 21, 2003 • 23 BCS mumbo jumbo Toys R Us While Tech may be left out of the lucrative Off the field, student athletes from SPORTS BCS bowls, find out how the crazy system Tech and UGA are joining forces to works and what it means for the nations collect toys. Find out how the Technique • Friday, November 21, 2003 football programs. Page 23 unlikely partnership formed. Page 22 bythe Hewitt signs top recruits sports By David Rottmann numbers Contributing Writer shorts The Yellow Jackets are on their Aquajackets down way to another successful recruiting 5 class, signing four top 100 pros- FAU, Purdue pects to national letters of intent Number of honorees the Yellow Jack- Nov. 12, to begin the early signing Tech’s men’s and women’s swim- ets had on the all-ACC volleyball period. ming and diving teams triumphed teams. Kele Eveland was named the Coach Paul Hewitt and his staff over Florida Atlantic last weekend ACC Player of the Year. Marisa As- signed Ra’Sean Dickey from Clio, in a tri meet that also featured Pur- ton, Lynnette Moster, Alexandra SC; Zam “Buck” Fredrick, Jr. from due. The women’s side defeated both Preiss and Lauren Sauer were each St. Matthews, SC; Anthony Mor- Purdue and FAU, 180-173 and named to the all-ACC volleyball row from Charlotte, NC; and Jere- 217.50-123.50 respectively. The team. mis Smith from Fort Worth, TX. men’s squad fell to Purdue 213-134 “Our assistant coaches did a great and defeated FAU 232-97. Tech’s job of recruiting and signing all four men and women teams will face in- of these young men,” Hewitt said. state rival Georgia tonight at 5 p.m. 1200 “They all have solid academic back- Number of toys Tech’s Student- grounds and fill some very specific Tech signs three Athlete Advisory Board collected at needs in our program as we look last year’s Florida State football game. forward.” top golfers The board hopes to collect over 1500 Dickey, a 6’9,” 255-lb. power Head golf coach Bruce Heppler toys at this year’s Georgia game Nov. forward from Marlboro County has announced the signing of three 29. High School in Bennettsville, SC, is the consensus best player in Tech’s high school players, all ranked in signing class. He is rated as high as the top 55 in the nation. The signees No. 28 in the nation by Mike Sulli- are No. 19 Adam Cohan, No. 40 22-36 van in The Sporting News. Dickey is David Dragoo and No. 55 Taylor rated as No. 42 overall by Clark Hall. All three will enroll as fresh- The average temperature range in Francis in Basketball Times, the No. men in August. Farenheit degrees that one would 53 prospect in the nation and the face in Boise in January. The aver- No. 14 power forward by Rivals.com. Volleyball goes to age temperature range in Orlando According to Bob Gibbons and Van is 51-73 Farenheit degrees. If Tech Coleman of Hoopmasters.com, By Christopher Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Disney World wins against Virginia tomorrow, the Dickey is No. 10 at his position and During the early signing period, Tech was able to sign four of the nation’s Jackets will most likely play in Or- No. 58 nationally. TheInsiders.com top 100 recruits. Tech’s recruiting class is ranked as high as No. 6 in the No. 6 Tech volleyball will play lando’s Tangerine Bowl. However rate Dickey as the No. 12 best pow- nation by some analysts. Tech has one scholarship left to give this year. today at 1:30 p.m. in the quarterfi- a Tech loss could mean a trip to er forward, and No. 42 in the na- nals of the ACC Championship tour- Boise’s Humanitarian Bowl. tion. TheInsiders.com said Dickey game as a junior, and has carried his Hewitt said. nament. The tournament is being is “cut from the Elton Brand mold. team to a 53-3 record over the past Fredrick is a talented 6’1” 215— held at the Disney Wide World of The sky is the limit for this young two seasons. lb.combo guard from Calhoun Sports. If the Jackets win, they will man…Dickey is a wide body with “Ra’Sean Dickey is a power for- County High School. Fredrick, who advance to play the winner of to- 79 great hands and scoring ability in ward with great hands and great goes by “Buck,” is the son of former day’s North Carolina-Virginia the paint.” Dickey averaged 16 footwork. He has potential to be an matchup. Tech is also the top seed Number of points Tech’s men’s bas- points, 14 boards and six blocks per outstanding player in the ACC,” See Hewitt, page 23 in the field. ketball team scored in its 79-45 vic- tory over Louisiana-Lafayette in the Georgia Tech 41, UNC 24 opening round of the preseason National Invitational Tournament. Wreck gets bowl eligibility after UNC win 3 By Clark Nelson of dropping a second straight game Contributing Writer to a heavy underdog after falling Number of ranked opponents Tech’s behind 14-10 at the half. Tech needed men and women’s swimming and Tech traded punches with North someone to step up to the line of diving teams will have faced this Carolina for most of last Saturday’s scrimmage. That person was P.J season after today’s 5 p.m. meet game, until the Tar Heels succumbed Daniels. Tech began its domina- against Georgia. to the relentless P.J. Daniels. The tion of the second half by running Jackets’ sopho- right at the Tar more running Heels. Daniels Atlanta back finished the carried the ball day with 240 for 155 yards in Thrashers yards and a touch- “Daniels carried the the second half, down in the sec- ball for 155 yards in on route to go- number ond highest ing over 1,000 challenge output by a back the second half, on yards for the sea- in Tech’s history. route to going over son. Many of hint: Tar Heels Tech also had out- his runs were in standing perfor- 1,000 yards for the between the mances from season.” tackles, gaining 3 Jonathan Smith, five or six yards Here’s the number...what does it Nate Curry and before taking represent? Reggie Ball to lead the first hit. To enter email the Sports Editor at the Yellow Jackets to their sixth vic- UNC’s young defense came into [email protected] with tory of the season. the game as the worst defense statis- the correct answer to the challenge. Smith returned a punt for 73 tically in the ACC and will likely A winner will be selected from among yards in the fourth quarter to put remain that way after giving up 200 the qualified entries. The winner the game away. Earlier, the senior yards rushing for the seventh time will receive a pair of tickets to an wideout had thrown for a touch- this season. Atlanta Thrashers home game, where down and also caught one from Ball. The Yellow Jackets’ offense rolled admission is always $10 for a seat in By Jaime Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Smith became the first player in up 445 total yards and scored 41 the $36 section with a student ID.␣ During the Jackets’ dominating win over North Carolina, Tech’s defense Georgia Tech history to score a touch- points, the highest point total of the Visit www.atlantathrashers.com for limited the highly ranked UNC offense. P.J. Daniels excelled with 240 down in three different ways. more info on college nights. yards and one touchdown. Daniels has 1,000 career total yards. But, the Jackets were in danger See UNC, page 22