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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
19th Birmingham Bowl scheduled for December 29
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The 19th Birmingham Bowl is set for Monday, Dec. 29 at Protective Stadium. The game will feature teams from the SEC, AAC, or ACC. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and will air on ESPN. Participating teams will be announced on Dec. 7. Tickets will go one sale to the public on Dec. 7 as well. For more information, click here. Mark Ingram on College Football Hall of Fame ballot 'As we prepare for the 19th Birmingham Bowl, and our 5th game at Protective Stadium, we look forward to hosting the participating teams, marching bands and fans to experience the unique southern hospitality that only Birmingham can offer,' said Mark Meadows, Birmingham Bowl Executive Director. 'I am also excited about showcasing our community to a national television audience on ESPN.' The 2024 Birmingham Bowl featured Vanderbilt defeating Georgia Tech, 35-27. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Georgia Tech football blasted for 7-win season rings reveal
Georgia Tech football blasted for 7-win season rings reveal originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The only thing more surprising than Georgia Tech finishing the 2024 football season at 7-6? The team celebrating it with custom rings, and the internet isn't having it. Advertisement Recently, Georgia Tech unveiled flashy rings to commemorate a campaign that saw the Yellow Jackets finish fourth in the ACC and lose the Birmingham Bowl to Vanderbilt, 30-27. Social media exploded with ridicule. 'Embarrassing. I mean, this deserves mockery beyond any nerd mockery,' one X user wrote, while another posted, 'Oh god participation trophies have made it to D1 college football.' The 2024 season had its moments. Georgia Tech did pull off an upset over then-No. 10 Florida State and stunned Miami with a last-second touchdown. But fans and critics quickly pointed out that Florida State finished just 2-10, a far cry from the resume-boosting win the ring suggests. Advertisement Instead of celebrating progress under head coach Brent Key, many saw the ring reveal as tone-deaf. While recruiting gains and competitive flashes were evident, so were lapses, like losing four of their last six games, including an eight-overtime heartbreaker to Georgia and the bowl defeat that capped it all. Another commenter posted, 'Who needs a participation trophy when you can get a participation ring?' The rings include dates of victories, including the Florida State and Miami games, prompting fans to ask: Are we just putting any win on jewelry now? Rings have historically been reserved for conference titles, playoff berths, or national championships, something rival Georgia knows all too well after winning the SEC and two CFP titles in recent years. Advertisement Georgia Tech fans, it's time for some tough love. Want rings to mean something? Expect more. Demand more. The Yellow Jackets have the brand, the city, and the talent to be great, but greatness doesn't come from celebrating seven wins. It comes from striving for more. Related: Georgia Tech Athletic Director J Batt Leaving for Michigan State, Per Reports Related: Georgia Tech Snags Receiver From ACC Rival in Transfer Portal This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 4, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Georgia Tech unveils rings for 2024 football season
Georgia Tech football players received some new bling to commemorate their 2024 season. The team unveiled the rings on its social media accounts this week. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Last year, Georgia Tech completed back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2014. The team also had back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since then. Advertisement The Yellow Jackets' 7-6 record included a perfect 5-0 home record at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The program hadn't accomplished that since 1999 during Coach Brent Key's playing days. The perfect home record included a win over then-No. 4 Miami. You can see the final score etched inside the ring along with Georgia Tech's win over Florida State to open the season. Georgia Tech finished the season with an appearance in the Birmingham Bowl, where it lost to Vanderbilt. The Yellow Jackets kick off the 2025 season on the road against Colorado on Aug. 30 and open their home schedule against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 6. Advertisement Georgia Tech's ACC schedule begins on Sept. 13 when it hosts Clemson. RELATED STORIES: [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Social media roasts Georgia Tech for creating rings to celebrate 7-6 season
Social media roasts Georgia Tech for creating rings to celebrate 7-6 season The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets celebrated their 7-6 season with rings. We would say championship rings, but we aren't exactly sure what the Yellow Jackets won. In 2024, Georgia Tech went 7-6 including 5-3 in ACC play (tied for fourth in the conference). The Yellow Jackets lost to the Vanderbilt Commodores in the Birmingham Bowl and did not really have a major accomplishment outside of upsetting the No. 4 Miami Hurricanes, which is acknowledged on the ring. The ring also celebrates Georgia Tech's 24-21 season-opening win over the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles, which sounds impressive until you realize that Florida State went 2-10 and had just one win over a Power Four opponent all season. Perhaps Georgia Tech's biggest accomplishment in 2024 came in the form of a loss. The Yellow Jackets took the Georgia Bulldogs, who went on to win the SEC championship and make the College Football Playoff (something Georgia Tech has never done), to eight overtimes before losing 44-42 in heartbreaking fashion. The Bulldogs have now won seven straight games over Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets' rings celebrate going 5-0 at home. Georgia Tech's home schedule included only three Power Four opponents, which was among the lowest among major programs. Yes, Georgia Tech's 2024 season appeared to be another step in the right direction for head coach Brent Key and company, but a 7-6 season for a program that has won three national championships does not deserve rings. Georgia Tech's rings One fan asks the obvious question "What did y'all do to earn a ring???" asked one fan on social media. This is a legitimate question that we don't have an answer to. Fans are stunned Another fan can't believe it One Georgia Tech fan wants the post deleted "Why is this post still up?" asked a Georgia Tech fan on social media. "Pretty sure Brent Key has absolutely nothing to do with this mess knowing him." Hilarious FSU fan reaction The ring also highlights the Birmingham Bowl appearance "I have never seen a team make rings for a bowl game that they lost," said one fan via social media. Teams make rings for just about any accomplishment these days, but come on. If you have rings for a 7-6 season, then definitely don't post them on social media.
USA Today
25-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Ranking the 2025 SEC football head coaches from worst-to-best
Ranking the 2025 SEC football head coaches from worst-to-best Even despite the conference having lost the greatest of all-time last offseason, the SEC is still home to some of the top head coaches in college football. If you needed an example of this, well, just take a look at some of the names alone, a group that includes numerous veterans of the sport, but also some rising head coaches as well. Also, if you had to rank that group entering the 2025 college football season, how would you do it and how would you decide? Would it be based on recent success, or their overall history at that respective program? RELATED: Ranking the projected 2025 SEC starting quarterbacks from worst-to-best Well, here is a ranking of who we think are the SEC's top 2025 football head coaches from worst-to-best, starting with No. 16. 16. Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State Bulldogs Lebby's first season in Starkville was among the worst in Mississippi State history, ending with a 2-10 record (0-8 in SEC) to miss a bowl game. The first-time head coach enters year two at Mississippi State in 2025. 15. Clark Lea, Vanderbilt Commodores Lea's 2024 season at Vanderbilt was undoubtedly his best yet in Nashville, ending with a 7-6 record (3-5 in SEC) to win the Birmingham Bowl. The 2024 SEC Coach of the Year, Lea owns a combined 16-33 overall record across four seasons at Vanderbilt. 14. Sam Pittman, Arkansas Razorbacks Pittman and the Razorbacks are coming off a season that saw Arkansas finish with a 7-6 record (3-5 in SEC) to win the Liberty Bowl. His third bowl victory in as many games in Fayetteville, Pittman enters year six at Arkansas with a combined record of 30-31, and has yet to eclipse the 10-win mark, coming closest with a 9-4 season back in 2021. 13. Hugh Freeze, Auburn Tigers Freeze is coming off his second-straight losing season in as many years at Auburn, ending 2024 with a 5-7 record (2-6 in SEC) to miss a bowl game. Entering year three, Freeze has a combined 11-14 record at Auburn, and has not led a team to a 10-win season since doing so at Liberty back in 2020. 12. Mark Stoops, Kentucky Wildcats One of the longest tenured SEC head coaches, Stoops is coming off a down season at Kentucky where the Wildcats finished with a 4-8 record (1-7 in SEC) to miss their first bowl game since 2015. Stoops enters year No. 13 with the Wildcats owning a combined 77-73 record that includes two 10-win seasons. Elko's first season at Texas A&M ended with a 8-5 record (5-3 in SEC) to lose in the Las Vegas Bowl. Now entering his second year in College Station, Elko is also in his fourth season as a head coach, with the best previous record a 9-4 mark at Duke back in 2022. 10. Brent Venables, Oklahoma Sooners Venables' first season as a head coach in the conference featured a 6-7 record (2-6 in SEC) that resulted in a loss during the Armed Forces Bowl. Entering his fourth season at Oklahoma, Venables owns a combined 22-17 record, which includes a 10-win season back in 2023. 9. Billy Napier, Florida Gators Napier's third season in Gainesville was likely his best yet, ending the year with an 8-5 record (4-4 in SEC) to win the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. Entering year four, Napier holds a combined 19-19 record during his time at Florida, and has yet to eclipse the 10-win mark. 8. Shane Beamer, South Carolina Gamecocks Year four of Beamer at South Carolina was likely his best yet, finishing with a 9-4 record (5-3 in SEC) to fall in the Citrus Bowl. Beamer enters year five at South Carolina boasting a combined 29-22 record, but has yet to record a 10-win season, as well as make the College Football Playoff. 7. Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri Tigers Drinkwitz eclipsed the 10-win mark for the second time at Missouri, ending 2024 with a 10-3 record (5-3 in SEC) to win the Music City Bowl. The Missouri head coach enters year six in Columbia this fall sporting a combined 38-24 record, and has led the Tigers to two 10-win seasons over that span. 6. Josh Heupel, Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee's first-ever College Football Playoff appearance came during the 2024 season under Heupel in which the Volunteers finished with a 10-3 record (6-2 in SEC), losing in the first round. Heupel enters year five with Tennessee holding a combined 37-15 record that features two 10-win seasons. 5. Brian Kelly, LSU Tigers Year three for Kelly in Baton Rouge was likely his most difficult so far, ending with a 9-4 record (5-3 in SEC) to win the Texas Bowl. Kelly now enters 2025 with a combined 29-11 record across three seasons at LSU, two of which the Tigers have eclipsed the 10-win mark, however with no College Football Playoff appearances. 4. Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Crimson Tide DeBoer's first season at Alabama featured a 9-4 record (5-3 in SEC) with a loss in the ReliaQuest Bowl, missing the College Football Playoff. DeBoer is however only two seasons removed from leading Washington to the national title game, and likely has Alabama positioned to contend for a CFP spot in 2025. 3. Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss Rebels Kiffin and Ole Miss are coming off a 2024 season in which the Rebels missed the College Football Playoff with a 10-3 record (5-3 in SEC), winning the Texas Bowl. Entering his sixth season at Ole Miss, Kiffin owns a combined 44-18 overall record in Oxford with three 10-win seasons, but has yet to make the CFP. 2. Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns Year four for Sarkisian at Texas was likely his best yet, finishing with a 13-3 record (7-1 in SEC) to make the College Football Playoff, reaching the semifinal. Now entering year five in Austin, Sarkisian has an overall record of 38-17 at Texas with two 10-win seasons, and has the Longhorns positioned to contend once again in 2025. 1. Kirby Smart, Georgia Bulldogs Smart's 2024 season at Georgia ended with an 11-3 record (6-2 in SEC) with a loss in the Sugar Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff, the Bulldogs' first three-loss campaign since 2018. Entering year No. 10 at Georgia this fall, Smart owns a combined 105-19 record with two national championships as head coach of the Bulldogs, and could easily contend for No. 3 in 2025. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
