Four assistant coaches have been relieved of their duties, effective immediately
THE FLATS – Four Georgia Tech football coaches – defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Jason Semore, offensive line coach Allen Mogridge, outside linebackers/defensive ends coach Kyle Pope and wide receivers coach Jafar Williams – have been relieved of their duties, effective immediately, head coach Brent Key announced on Monday.
“Jason, Allen, Kyle and Jafar are good football coaches and even better men, husbands and fathers,” Key said. “These decisions are not ones that I take lightly, especially in-season. After a lot of consideration over the last several weeks, I’ve decided that it’s necessary to make these changes at this time in order to put our players in the best position to be successful these final three games of the season, and to put our program in position to meet the high expectations that we all have for Georgia Tech football moving forward.”
For the remainder of the season, new coaching assignments include:
- defensive backs coach Vinnie Sunseri taking over defensive play-calling duties;
- assistant wide receivers coach DeAndre Hopkins serving as the primary wide receivers coach;
- assistant offensive line coach Brandon Torrey serving as the primary offensive line coach;
- assistant head coach/defensive line coach Jess Simpson coaching defensive ends and outside linebackers (in addition to defensive tackles);
- senior defensive analyst Jack Tyler coaching linebackers.
Key is also restructuring Georgia Tech’s offensive staff. In addition to adjustments to on-field and in-game coaching responsibilities, the structure of Tech’s game-planning and other off-the-field duties are being revamped for the final three games of the season to address deficiencies on the offensive side of the ball.
Georgia Tech returns to action on Saturday at longtime rival Clemson. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. The game will be televised nationally on The CW, including Peachtree TV – Ch. 17 in Atlanta.
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