Nesbitt out for regular season with broken arm
BLACKSBURG, VA. — Georgia Tech quarterback Joshua Nesbitt is likely out for the season with a broken arm, according to coach Paul Johnson.
Nesbitt said he hit his right arm on Davon Morgan’s knee as he was trying to tackle him after an interception near the goal line in the second quarter. Nesbitt said the arm went immediately numb. He was taken to the locker room at halftime and didn’t return to the game, which Georgia Tech lost 28-21. The loss ended any hopes Georgia Tech had of defending its ACC championship.
After the game, with his arm tucked underneath his warm-up top, Nesbitt said he’s going to try to make it back for a bowl game, presuming Tech can win at least one of its three remaining games and qualify for the postseason for the 14th consecutive year. Tech could play in a bowl anywhere from six-eight weeks from now.
“I’m just trying to stay positive, keep positives thoughts going through my mind and just keep the team uplifted,” he said.
It was a bittersweet night for the senior.
With a 71-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, Nesbitt became the most prolific rushing quarterback in ACC history, breaking a record held formerly by Clemson’s Woodrow Dantzler.
Assuming he doesn’t return for the rest of this, his final season, Nesbitt will finish with 2,806 yards rushing and 3,276 yards passing.
Nesbitt said this setback makes his role as one of the team’s leaders even more important. He said his focus now will be on making sure that Tevin Washington, who took over at quarterback, stays focused.
“These guys didn’t come here to be perennial backups,” Johnson said. “They came to play.”
Washington led the team to one game-tying touchdown drive in the fourth quarter, and almost led them to another at the end of the game. However, the rally came up short when Washington was intercepted in the corner of the end zone by Rashad Carmichael.
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Bill Curry's Doctor
November 5th, 2010
9:56 am
Johnson era downhill from here……
Gary - Dawg Fan
November 5th, 2010
9:56 am
Never want to see a player get knocked out for the season. Was still a fun game to watch last night. Your back up did a nice job. Special teams needs some work. Was pretty sure you are going to pull it out in the end. Worng call by the coach. Run it, time out, run it, time out, score, OT. Do what works, Bobo does the same damn thing. Both of us need work to get some respect for football in this state.
Bill Curry's Doctor
November 5th, 2010
9:57 am
I hope one of you Tech Guys hire him and he doesn’t end up at Air Tran in baggage handling like the rest of Tech’s minority players….
DIT
November 5th, 2010
10:04 am
That’s a tough loss Jackets. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! This Dawg respects what this young man means for the tech program! Maybe he can fight this injury with the same intensity of the way he plays and be ready for the UGA game. Good luck!
UGAX
November 5th, 2010
10:08 am
Tough loss for the Jackets last night but they showed alot of heart and determination. Could have easily rolled over and called it a night. The Tech fans and players have nothing to hang their heads about.
Joshua Nesbitt has my respect and the respect of every UGA fan (regardless of what the lunatic idiot fringe says). He’s a warrior and I hate to see this happen to him. Hope he can make it back for the UGA game or at least the bowl game. He has more heart and desire than most football players I’ve seen, so I wouldn’t count him out. Good Luck, Joshua, you’ve been fun to watch and hope for a speedy recovery.
dawgdawgdawg
November 5th, 2010
10:13 am
let the “if only we had Nesbitt” talk begin – I’m sure the blogs will be full of it after the Techies are crushed Thanksgiving weekend…
The Count of MonteFisto
November 5th, 2010
10:17 am
The Count wants to wish Joshua the best, and hope you Jackets do well the remainder of the season.
DIDiDOTHAT?
November 5th, 2010
10:21 am
Now this is how Ga fans(all Ga sports) should react towards eachother,classy.All the war of words from Ga programs and Ga teams when we all live in Ga.
Honky Talkin'
November 5th, 2010
10:21 am
Nesbitt is one of the toughest college QB’s I’ve ever seen.
The CPJ era is nearing a conclusion
November 5th, 2010
10:24 am
Observations:
1.) Since 1967, when GT and Bobby Dodd were humiliated by Florida in the Urange Bowl and he was run out of town by Vince Dooley, GT has gone though football coaches every 3.5 years. Dodd, Carson, Lewis, Curry, Ross, Rodgers and Gailey and this current clown and too many others to name …….all since 1967. They come and go every 3.5 years. CPJ is nearing the end of his very,very,very average era. Even 09 was pathetic with a slaughter at the hands of UGA’s WORST team prior to 2010 and Iowa. Sepptember 2010 told us how weak the ACC is.
2.) The ACC which is ackknowledged by all as the wrost conference in the USA, has caught up to CPJ’s wishbone. That boring offesne was JUNKED in the 70s. The ACC caoches simply went out and got more speedy D players and taught them to “stay home” on the sweeps and when making contact ……….lock them up. Result? Nesbitt is done. GT is having yet another very miserable year.
3.) As for the bowls ………… yes, there will be an ACC Champ and they will LIMP into the Urange Bowl but no school in the USA wants to play a 7-5 Champ that is ranked maybe 23rd in the nation.
4.) As for the rest of the ACC schools ……………whay bowl wants any of them, beyond the Independence Bowl or the Papa Beat Me Bowl in B’ham or the Music City thing. See? There is simply no respect for the ACC andc ome bolw time, y’all will realize this sad reality.
5.) Next year will be very, very, very ugly for GT w.o. Joshua Nesbitt …………who was a warrior.
6.) Was it James or Dolly Madison who pelted Va Tech this year??? That means that Dolly Whupped up on GT.
Say goodbye to the clown ………..CPJ as he will want to get out ………because his O has been found out, just like we all predicted.
CoachJRB
November 5th, 2010
10:29 am
Most of the people complaining about CPJ are not Tech fans. Just fans from other schools hoping Tech lets CPJ go. Good rule of thumb – if fans of the teams you play want your coach to go, he’s a good coach.
Thanks for everything Josh!! You will be remembered!!
UGA=YAWN
November 5th, 2010
10:30 am
His O racked up nearly 400 rushing yards against one of the best defenses in the country.
godoggo
November 5th, 2010
10:30 am
DITTO: see Comments after ~
Cornerlius Washington
November 5th, 2010
12:13 am
Nesbitt is as tough as Hines Ward….he should get a shot in the NFL at receiver or some other position….
DITTO: Im a Gator and go to most GT baseball and some football games. He is a beast when it comes to heart. Even on the sidelines, he will still be able to lead.
Go Josh ~ See you on Sundays !
GOJACKETS
November 5th, 2010
10:32 am
This is a sad day but on a bright note #9 played the game as hard as he could while at Tech. In last nights game he ran over LBs took a safety out and had an impressive 71 yard TD run. Joshua is and will always be one of the toughest players in college football history. If this is it you will be missed.
dawg
November 5th, 2010
10:34 am
Sorry to see Nesbitt get hurt. He was a warrior and I wanted both teams at full strength for “The Game’. He was good for the game.
rxdawg79
November 5th, 2010
10:39 am
Definitely not the way a career as distinguished as Nesbitt’s should end. With luck he’ll be back for a bowl game. Good news for the Jackets is that his backup was able to take the team down the field. Washington looks to have the arm to go deep. He may have a career day if Vance Cuff manages to hold onto a position in the UGA secondary.
Redandblackthru&thru
November 5th, 2010
10:39 am
Yeah, I’m a die hard dawg fan, but how can you not have respect for this guy. He played hard kept his head down and helped make Tech a winner. I know if Nesbitt was playing in Athens this month the game would be tougher for our Dawgs and if we won it would make the win much sweeter knowing that we had played one of Tech’s elite and classy players at the quarterback position. My heart goes out to the kid I hate to see his college career end this way.
RAMBLE ON!!!
November 5th, 2010
10:44 am
Good luck Joshua, hate to see it end the way it did.
coach
November 5th, 2010
10:47 am
Josh Nesbit is the guy I want in my fox hole. As one of the venters said, if I ever need I heart transplant I hope to get one like Nesbit’s. Keep your head up, big guy. We have not heard the last of you!
Old Jacket
November 5th, 2010
10:47 am
Joshua is one hell of a warrior and he will be sorely missed. The kid Washington who replaced him showed promise, 10 days of working with the first team should improve the timming. I was proud of the D last night they kept the game winnable, keeping it in reach the second half while the O struggled.
No Quit in the team!
high school offense
November 5th, 2010
10:48 am
Tech has reached it’s pinnacle under CPJ. It’s all downhill from here.
Luckily they’re in the ACC, not the SEC.
SoCal Dawg
November 5th, 2010
10:55 am
Wish Nesbitt the best. I do hope that wasn’t his last college game. In a day when it’s all about the safety of the QB it’s nice to see MAN playing the position.
Go Dawgs!
JB
November 5th, 2010
10:55 am
Lot’s of nice comments from Dawg fans…..Remember when we have trouble, only a couple of Tech Bloggers will be classy….most pile on…….I hate it for Nesbitt.
JM
November 5th, 2010
10:57 am
Thanks Joshua. You will be missed on the field. Good luck with the recovery.
DawgFan10
November 5th, 2010
10:57 am
Nesbitt is what College Football is all about. He was a tough, gritty player that never gave up. I wish some of our players in Athens had your Heart Nesbitt. Good Luck in the future kid!!!!!!!!
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:00 am
JB
Please note comments from the following before you start talk of how GT fans would act if the same thing happens to Murray on Sat:
high school offense
The CPJ era is nearing a conclusion
Bill Curry’s Doctor
One legal win since 1990 over the DAWGS
Not to take away from the classy Dawg posters, but there have been some idiots as well. This trend will likely follow if UGA was in GT’s shoes.
Finchdawg
November 5th, 2010
11:06 am
Can’t stand Tech, but I hope he makes a quick recovery for the bowl game. Seems like a quality young man. I wish he could be there for the UGA game; that way if we win the Techies have no excuse. Oh, well
Tech82
November 5th, 2010
11:30 am
The CPJ Era – Thanks for exposing your ignorance. Regarding some of your “Observations”:
1) You refer to CPJ’s “very, very, very average era”. CPJ has averaged 10 wins in his first two years. Other than Mark Richt, please name the UGA coach that can say he was that “average”. You also state that last year was UGA’s “WORST team prior to 2010″. You’re not very familiar with the history of UGA football are you?
2) You state that the ACC has caught up to CPJ’s offense and shut it down. I guess that’s why Georgia Tech LEADS THE NATION in rushing offense. I hope everybody enjoys the same success stopping the offense next year.
3-4) You rail on the quality of bowls Tech might attend. Does Shreveport bring back any memories? And another thing, your mutts will have to beat us this year just to become eligible to return to Shreveport.
5) You state that next year will be ugly without Nesbitt. Josh will be very difficult to replace but I think we’ll be just fine with Washington. But hey, thanks for your concern.
6) You state that because Va. Tech was beaten by James Madison that somehow Ga. Tech also was beaten by them. Interesting, since we never played James Madison. Even more interesting coming from the fan of a team that currently has a losing record and lost to Colorado (whose only other victories this year have been against Hawaii and Col. St)
Thanks for very accurately displaying your (lack of) knowledge regarding college football.
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 5th, 2010
11:31 am
Nesbitt is such a determined and focused kid – a real winner in my book. Would like to see a lot more Nesbitt types at UGA.
Impressed with the backup – future at GT QB looks bright.
Technophobia
November 5th, 2010
11:32 am
We need to win out and put Joshua in the best bowl game possible for his last game. The guy is a warrior. Time for the rest to step up for their leader.
Rob
November 5th, 2010
11:40 am
I’m a UGA fan. i HATED hearing about Nesbitt’s injury. He’s a warrior, and an example of all that is good about college football. I’m sorry about his injury, and hope he makes a quick return. I love watching that guy (although he is a pain in the butt to defend).
Technophobia
November 5th, 2010
11:41 am
Fire Paul Johnson. We have to win out just to make a bowl. Great third year coach.
supersize that, mutt
November 5th, 2010
11:42 am
Yes, even though its not going to happen, we need to fire Johnson. He’s been figured out.
Tech82
November 5th, 2010
11:44 am
Johnson needs to be fired for us to ever have a real shot at a national championship. His recruits just can’t cut it. He relied on Gailey’s recruits and now with Nesbitt gone, we’re really in trouble.
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:44 am
supersize that, mutt & Technophobia @11:41am = stolen handles by covert uga fans
FDawg
November 5th, 2010
11:45 am
Hate to see a starter get hurt like that…but don’t worry, the back up looked pretty sharp!
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:45 am
Tecn82 @ 11:44 = same ignorant uga fan
Tech82
November 5th, 2010
11:45 am
Last comment posted under my handle was obviously not from me. I will sign off for the day and let the trolls have their fun.
VT1981
November 5th, 2010
11:47 am
As A VT graduate I’m glad that my team held on to win a great game but I’m disappointed that Nesbitt was injured during the game. Any fan wants his team to win but a true fan wants to see our best beat your best. GT fans will certainly miss the talent and charactor of Nesbitt and I’m very sorry to possibly see his career end like that. That said the future looks bright for GT with Washington as your quarterback-he played a fantastic game under tough circumstances. Best of luck and a speedy recovery from the Hokie Nation to Josh Nesbitt.
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:47 am
At least maybe now we can complete a few passes to our team in each game. Nesbitt was on pace for the worst passing stats in the history of college football for somebody throwing that amount of passes.
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:48 am
DN @11:45 stolen handle
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:48 am
DN @ 11:48 stolen handle
DN
November 5th, 2010
11:49 am
how dare they steal my handle. that’s so stupid uga fans. grow up. be a man. like me. with my pocket protector.
Atlanta Gal
November 5th, 2010
11:49 am
It was a great game, a real nail-biter. Wish Joshua a speedy recovery and so glad he got his record rushing numbers in early in the game, he is a total class act. Washington passed surprisingly well for my two cents. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
Drunk Obnoxious GA fan
November 5th, 2010
11:54 am
Hate that you lost your man before the Georgia game. Even a Dawg can recognize that Nesbitt is a hell of a competitor. Seems like he’s got a great attitude, too. I’ll drink to a speedy recovery and a great career after college, whether it involves football or not.
chris975d
November 5th, 2010
11:57 am
I find it ironic seeing UGA fans post that “without Nesbitt, we (Tech) have no offense”, “we are done”, and even saying that “we (Tech) will use the fact that Nesbitt’s out if UGA beats us this year”, but, for the first 4 weeks of the season, all I heard UGA fans saying (I’m a Tech fan and live just outside Athens) was that “just wait till we get Green back”, “he’s our offense”, and “South Carolina, Colorado, etc wouldn’t have beat us with Green playing”. So…it’s OK for UGA fans to basically admit their entire offense revolves around one player, but will criticize us if we were to say the same thing?
Observer
November 5th, 2010
12:00 pm
chris975d – You’re surprised by UGA fans displaying an ignorant double standard?
Observer
November 5th, 2010
12:02 pm
BTW – To the several UGA fans who have posted classy remarks about Josh Nesbitt, thanks. You are a credit to your school.
dawgfan
November 5th, 2010
12:03 pm
UGA fans come here in droves to wish Nesbitt the best and Techies STILL find things to cry about. Simply unbelievable. It is exceedingly rare that we see any kind of class out of Tech fans when hard luck befalls a UGA player. After all, everyone of our football players is a hardened thug that can’t read or write to hear a Tech fan tell it. Tech fans are a complete effing disgrace.
Joshua Nesbitt played his guts out and deserved much better fans than the twits that he got stuck with at Tech.
DN
November 5th, 2010
12:09 pm
dawgfan
You’ve got to be kidding – There has been but class shown both ways except for some classless UGA fans under these handles making ignorant coments.
high school offense
The CPJ era is nearing a conclusion
Bill Curry’s Doctor
One legal win since 1990 over the DAWGS