Georgia Tech vs. BYU: Key Players and Game Analysis

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00:00That's the Georgia Tech rambling wreck.

00:02Taking on BYU, Joe, this line opened up three and a half.

00:06No movement, Joe.

00:07Three and a half still across the board and 55 and a half as the total here.

00:11If we look at Georgia Tech and also BYU, LJ Martin not playing in this game.

00:16Also a plethora of players for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

00:19Joe, give me the breakdown before we get into the sides.

00:21What are some of the players you're watching out for?

00:23And also, some of these, will they be key losses for each one of these teams?

00:27Yeah, absolutely.

00:28LJ Martin's the leading rusher for BYU.

00:31He's rushed for over 1,300 yards, 15 touchdowns on the year.

00:36I mean, it's a significant blow to BYU that ultimately Donnie wants to run the football.

00:42Now, again, it does come down to the offensive line when we see running backs opt out of bowl games.

00:48Yes, I understand dynamic athletic players will potentially hurt the productivity.

00:53But as long as the offensive line, for the most part, is intact, you could still maybe roll with some players.

00:59Now, again, can BYU win this football game if they can't run the football?

01:04That's the other question.

01:06Because, again, they've averaged 184 rushing yards per game.

01:09They have thrown for over 200 yards with Bear, Bachmeier, and this offense.

01:14But we saw them get contained by a much better defense.

01:17In Texas Tech, they were limited.

01:18But also, this year, Donnie, BYU has eight games where they've thrown from under 200 yards.

01:25So, again, that's going to be the matchup going up against a Georgia Tech defense that's allowed 169 rushing yards per game.

01:32I still believe BYU potentially can run the football on, I want to say, a weaker front seven in Georgia Tech.

01:40But let's not forget, Haynes King is on the other side for the Yellow Jackets.

01:45Here's the matchup.

01:46Georgia Tech is 4-1 on the road or on a neutral field.

01:50They've won their road games by an average margin of victory of 4.1 points per game.

01:55On the flip side, BYU, battle-tested on the road.

01:59They're 5-2 and have won those games by an average margin of victory of 11.7 points per game.

02:05They do have key road wins in Ames against Iowa State.

02:10They did go into Cincinnati at the end of the year and win that game as well.

02:14So, you think the body of work is a little bit better for BYU.

02:18But I still buy into Haynes King, his athleticism.

02:22I'm on his rushing yards.

02:24I'll take the 3.5 with Georgia Tech.

02:27I do feel they could attack that secondary as well over the top.

02:31I like Georgia Tech's speed, even though BYU is more mature and can run the football.

02:36Give me the Yellow Jackets outright in this matchup.

02:39It'll find it interesting, too.

02:41And I think I sort of agree with you because when you take out that big cog in the office,

02:45which was Martin, Joe, you go back to the TCU game.

02:4721 carries, 88 yards, and a touchdown.

02:49Cincinnati game, 32 carries, 222 and two scores.

02:52UCF, 22 carries, 95 yards, three scores.

02:55And then that last game against Texas Tech before the shoulder surgery,

02:5819 carries, 76 yards, and a touchdown.

03:00That's going to be out of the equation where, Joe, it's just one of those simple things,

03:03third and one, third and two, second and one, second and two.

03:05That's an easy first down, which might not be there at this point.

03:09But if we are looking at the quarterbacks, I do find it interesting, though,

03:11that Haynes King is a higher passing prop number, Joe, than Bear Bachmeier does,

03:15222.5 versus 218.5.

03:18If we're looking at both of those quarterbacks today, not rushing, which they do pretty well,

03:22passing-wise, who would you take?

03:25I think I would take still Haynes King.

03:27When you look at his body of work throughout the regular season, he's averaged around 330

03:32total yards per game.

03:35He's averaged around 200 passing yards, and again, about 80 to 90 on the ground when he's

03:40hitting on all cylinders.

03:41You look at the last couple of games against Pittsburgh, against Georgia, he hasn't stepped

03:46up.

03:46But now with three weeks of preparation, going up against a defense in BYU that's allowed

03:52206 passing yards per game.

03:55And BYU at times has struggled with speed teams, teams that can spread them and stretch

04:00them over the top.

04:01I still think Haynes King and this offense can eat through the air.

04:05But again, he could still run the football.

04:08I'm expecting Haynes King in this matchup, Donnie, to account for about 280 total yards of offense,

04:15maybe 80 on the ground and 220 through the air.

04:18So give me Haynes King, that's not suggesting he can't go for 275, 300 if that offense is

04:24clicking.

04:25I just have more confidence in Haynes King, big picture, than I do Bear Bachmeier.

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