Jacket Attack! 8.1.08 – Revival

I’m back from the dead! I apologize for the hiatus, but the summer has been much busier than I anticapted. In the midst of a million weddings and my job throwing me on new projects I’ve been a bit preoccupied. Although the summer is usually slow, I know several things have been missed. In this edition of the Jacket Attack! I’ll hit the highlights from recent Tech happenings.

New Commits

Raymond Beno

Roderick Sweeting

On the first two days of practice the Jackets picked up two commits for the 2009 class. Coach Paul Johnson seems to be doing a great job recruiting the players he needs.

Raymond Beno is an OL from Newnan. He is going to need to bulk up some, but he’s exactly what Coach Johnson is looking for. He is quick and he gets to the 2nd and 3rd levels very quickly. Beno makes 3 offensive linemen for this class and I would assume we still take a couple more since we lost several this past year.

Roderick Sweeting is the guy we picked up on Thursday. He is a 4-star CB out of Luella High School down in Henry County. He had an impressive list of offers from schools such as Ohio State and Auburn. This is a VERY good pick up as we can always use some talented guys in the backfield. Let’s hope he stays a Jacket as he was originally favoring Auburn before they pulled a scholarship on him after their class began to fill up.

Practice Begins

Practice began on Wednesday. Not a whole lot to report right now since they have still been in just shorts and helmets. Here’s some of the highlights:

• Josh Nesbitt appears to be doing what he needs to in order to win the starting QB job.
• Jaybo Shaw looks comfortable in the option.
• Mario Edwards has NCAA approval and is awaiting ACC approval to play this season as a DB.
• Still too many turnovers. Lots of up downs.
• Looks as if Mario Butler will be the CB opposite Jahi Word-Daniels and Dominique Reese fill the other safety spot.
• Depth chart may be announced today (Friday). Will be a very young team on offense. Defense will be pretty young as well save the D-Line.

Some stories on practice so far:

• Jaybo’s impressive showing so far
• Coach Wommack’s demeanor vs. Tenuta’s intimidation
• Leaner Linemen
• 2nd Day Overview
• 1st Day Overview
• Coach Johnson pleased with progress
• Nick Mcrae and Freshmen impact

New Uniforms

New Helmets

New Jerseys

What do you think of them? I personally will have to see them in action to decide. Leave your thoughts in the comments.

Upcoming Events

1. Great Jacket Encounter – Saturday, August 2nd @ BDS, 3:00 pm, practice starts at 9:45 at Rose Bowl
2. School Starts – August 18th
3. Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State – August 28th