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Nearly Halfway Through The Season, Georgia Tech’s Haynes King Is One Of The Nation’s Top Rated Passers on PFF
It has been far from a perfect start for Georgia Tech Football this season, but one of the brightest spots has been the play of quarterback Haynes King. So far this season, King ranks 1st in the ACC in completion percentage (73.9%), 2nd in passing yards behind Miami’s Cam Ward, and leads ACC Quarterbacks in rushing with 216 yards on the ground. he has been a versatile threat all year and with the Yellow Jackets running game struggling right now, King has had to do a lot for the offense and he has responded.
Not only do the stats back up that King has been one of the top quarterbacks in the ACC so far this year but so do the PFF (Pro Football Focus) Numbers. Currently on PFF, King is the No. 13 rated passer when it comes to offensive grades and he has a 90.3 grade through five games. King has an 89.1 grade on passing and a 71.5 in rushing. His 89.1 grade through the air is No. 9 in the country right now and third highest in the ACC behind Ward and Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik. After leading the ACC in interceptions a year ago, King has only thrown one so far this year.
King moved into Georgia Tech’s all-time top 10 for total offense in a career on Saturday vs Louisville. With 370 yards of total offense (312 passing, 58 rushing) in the game, King moved into 10th place in program history with 5,069 yards of total offense in just 18 games as a Yellow Jacket. He is also just the 10th player in Georgia Tech history to amass 5,000 yards of total offense as a Yellow Jacket. King’s 300-yard passing game was his first of the season and fourth in 18 games at Georgia Tech. With four 300-yard games as a Yellow Jacket, he moves along into third place in program history behind only Joe Hamilton (7 – 1996-99) and George Godsey (6 – 1998-2001).
Georgia Tech is sitting at 3-2 on their first bye week of the season and there are certainly ways you could point out how they need to be better, but King is performing well this season and improved upon his turnovers and accuracy. He is certainly playing at an All-ACC level this year.
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ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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