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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BobbyDodd21/20
November 5th, 2010
5:19 pm
Josh didnt work in the spring, correct?..did Washington run the offense at that time?…Im thinking yes, ..thanks for everything Josh, dont know about bowl…but hope to see you on Sunday, next year…on to the game, dont have any concept of the 4th & 1 go for it, darn, that was a setback and like I said after Iowa, got to have a passing game and cant depend on 1 player,…I feared 1 injury and the season was over…so now, you’ve heard it a 1000 times, ‘when the going gets tuff, the tuff……etc’
Sugar Hill Dawg
November 5th, 2010
5:23 pm
Tough end for Joshua. As a Dogs fan, I’m ambivilent. As a college football fan, I’m disappointed Nesbitt may not have the chance to get to 3,000/3,000. Tech played VaTech as evenly as anyone could have hoped for – scratch the kickoff return, and perhaps Tech kicks a game winning field goal with eight seconds left. I’m looking forward to the “Winner Gets The Independence/Birmingham Bowl” Bowl in Athens.
Pat D
November 5th, 2010
5:31 pm
Like many before me, I want to thank Josh for what he has done for GT. He has made football relevant again and rekindled our biggest rivalry. CPJ will keep the program on the right track, but Josh was the perfect student athlete at the most important position to jump start CPJ’s tenure at Tech. I also would like to thank those Dawg fans that showed the class that the states largest university deserves. There is so much negativity and classless commenting that goes on in these blogs, it makes me want to puke! As if any of you loud mouthed idiots could even carry the shoes of any of the walk-ons at either of these fine institutions. Thanks again Josh for all you have given. I think your greatest contribution may still be seen. Hope you help both of these young quaterbacks make the most of thier opportunities the rest of the year.
Sad for Josh
November 5th, 2010
5:35 pm
It always makes me sick when a player is injured and I am saddened by Nesbitt’s broken arm. Hopefully, he will have a speedy recovery. As a Dawg fan, please ignore the ignorant remarks made by “so-called” Georgia fans. I am convinced that some over-zealous Tech fans made these comments to make Georgia look bad just like I think overzealous UGA fans make outrageous comments on the Georgia blogs to make Tech fans look bad. Just like anything else, a few people ruin it for everyone. I don’t know any Georgia fans who would truly rejoice at a young athlete’s injury just like none of the Tech fans I know would take pleasure at a UGA athlete’s injury. I think it is the same handful of bad apples on both sides who make both fan bases look ignorant and hateful. Josh, please know that all kinds of Georgians are pulling for you to have a full recovery.
William Lothridge
November 5th, 2010
5:37 pm
I knew Billy Lothridge and Nesbitt is no Billy Lothridge, maybe the most complete QB in recent GT history and dating even way back to early 50s. He played in the 1961- 63 era or so. One of my all time favorites as a kid. One of my favorites of all time and I am a proud UGA Bulldog.
Lothridge could punt, he could kick FGs and he could run and he could throw. He was like 2cnd or third in the nation in most all of these categories and was second only to Heisman recipient Roger the Dodger Stauback. Now …………..HE WAS a QB ……..RIP Billy.
Lothridge also played in the big boy SEC.
Nesbitt? He will make it in the NFL as a safety or maybe big flanker. He tired hahrd and he is a warrior for sure. he would have been a swell safety at UGA or Auburn or maybe SC or UT. As GT QB he did very well. Congrats.
GT in the rest of 2010? Folks ………….gonna get ugly and my Bulldogs, as awful as we are, will slaughter GT like 45-16. Cannot wait. had Johsua played? Oh, yeah ………….45-24 or one of those 45-38 jobs.
That is all.
Get ready for sissy Miami ………..cause the will gain 450 yds in the air alone on you guys.
CPJ/ He will be looking to bolt on GT. NO reason to stay as the ACC has surpassed his BONE.
superDawg
November 5th, 2010
5:46 pm
Josh Nesbitt was a tuff individual he was luckie it didn’t happen sooner.I give credit where it is due.He will make a great defensive back in the NFL.Hello macriod I heard a kayaker drowned last week glad it was’nt you.
superDawg
November 5th, 2010
5:49 pm
gotta go eat see you later.
bullochdog
November 5th, 2010
5:53 pm
NO one hates georgia tech more than I do. However,
I am very sorry for the injury to Josh Nesbitt. Nesbitt is a great competitor and I wish him a speedy and complete recovery.
I wish he were a Bulldog.
crackbaby
November 5th, 2010
5:55 pm
Joshua Nesbitt is the Man and has been the Man for Tech Football. Toughest QB in the NCAA the last 3 years. Loved every minute of it. Thanks, Joshua!
CPJ will now show us that the system is greater than any single player. The “magic” will now appear before everyone’s eyes. Tevin Washington’s performance was eye opening. The “U” is next and we owe them an A$$ Whoopin.
YELLOW!
crackbaby
November 5th, 2010
5:57 pm
Beg to differ with y’all who think Joshua will play DB in the NFL. Love the dude but he doesn’t have NFL speed.
Bug Zapper
November 5th, 2010
7:00 pm
For all the tech people that post over on the UGA blogs, “Nesbitt for Heisman”.
macrotech
November 5th, 2010
7:11 pm
superDawg, are you crushin’ on me? We ALL know you’re a HUGE fan of Tech…seein’ that you’re always on blogs pertaining Tech! Thanks for the concern!
For the person that used Macrotech as their name earlier in the blog….thank you! Immitation is the greatest form of flattery! You’re too kind!
thebigdawg
November 5th, 2010
7:40 pm
Oh well, maybe next yr. hahahahaha LOSERS.
5150 P.O.A.D
November 5th, 2010
8:16 pm
thebigdawg
losing to VT has pretty much knocked GT out of the ACC Costal, but how many weeks ago was UGA needing a bunch of help to make it win the SEC Least? I think UGA needed help after 5 weeks into this season GT still had a chance in week 10 to control their fate.
jacket82
November 5th, 2010
8:39 pm
Josh, your a warrior and a class act. Keep being the leader of this team and get well for the bowl game!
superDawg
November 5th, 2010
9:19 pm
maybe tek can go to the double naught option now.It might work.
Rodney Dangerfield
November 5th, 2010
9:21 pm
A young man totally accepts a new coach’s offensive philosophy that was so different than any offense he has run in the past. For God’s sake Nesbitt was a shotgun QB in high school. He accepts the challenge to change himself to a triple option QB getting the hell knocked out of him on almost every other play. He far exceeds any expectations I had for him and leads his team to a conference title. He freaking rips the ball out of a FSU players grasp when he could have been spooning with Joe Cox at Talledega. And you UGA fans and some Tech fans want to rip on the guy because of his passing ability this year. Shame on you. You people wouldn’t know something great if it walked up to you and kicked you in the balls.
5150 P.O.A.D
November 5th, 2010
9:26 pm
Rodney
That KICK in the NADS you speak of was when O’Leary did his thing. Joshua is a hell of a player and Tech and UGA fans should know that. I respected what D Greene did and what Boykin is doing now. AJ Green not so much.
Dunwoody DAWG
November 5th, 2010
9:32 pm
Sorry guys, hate this for Josh – he’s a helluva competitor, I hate the colors but respect the playa
Phil Humphries
November 5th, 2010
9:46 pm
To the AJC Staff:
Could you delete the “troll”(i.e. losers who would not dare to make comments like that to someone’s face) comment’s from the blog? I really think they are disrespectful(as opposed to simply needy) in this case. Nesbitt has been a great quarterback and should have a great career in the Pro’s. I think that while he is recovering that he does not need to read the comments of various incontinent eunochs who have never accomplished anything. Josh, you will be missed. I wish you the best in your Pro career.
Pope UGA XXIII
November 5th, 2010
10:04 pm
With the name I use, it’s obvious where my loyalties lie, but
you never want to see something like this happen to a star.
Any catcalls from the stands need to be kept to a minimum.
Hope the NFL will give him a good look – he deserves a shot at
the next level. You spiced up the rivalry again, and I don’t recall
hearing any gloating from you when you won – sign of class.
Roy Hinkley
November 5th, 2010
10:08 pm
Count me among the UGA fans wishing all the best to Nesbitt, truly a great competitor. Best of luck to you beyond college.
csrapress
November 5th, 2010
11:13 pm
Most of you Dawg fans on here really can’t spell – that’s why you spell “class” without the “cl”, and most of you don’t know much about football except how to get your players out of jail long enough to win a game against Louisiana-Lafayette and then have them arrested again because they drive without a valid drivers license and hit parked cars in parking decks (your coaches have to now check their licenses each week!), but they get to come back and play in an SEC game – real “cl”ass! Coach Paul Johnson and Joshua Nesbitt both have more class than you can understand or comprehend. As far as a high school offense is concerned, Joshua Nesbitt ran it really well right up your rear end for the last two years – the first one spotting you 16 points at halftime with the “Pre-Season No. 1 Team In The Nation” – your best team in decades, and last year he ran it again just couldn’t put the points on the scoreboard but had you scared right there at the end – “another come-back?”. Nesbitt has guts, desire, heart, determination, and a will to take his team to greater heights than most thought possible. He sacrificed himself because he is a team player – again, something ya’ll don’t understand – and his records will speak for themselves for years to come. Everyone thought Tech would have nothing this year with four (4) major players going in the NFL draft leaving Nesbitt to carry on – he did, he has, and his efforts will inspire others. He was the warrior Coach Johnson needed – the guy willing to change his strengths and talents to be a “team player” and make the system work so the “team” could win – on and off the field. Nesbitt deserves to be in the record books and he will be missed, sorry his senior season had to end this way, but he went out with the ACC record and a 71 yard touchdown run against the vaunted VT-Bud Foster defense. I’ll take class like Coach Paul Johnson and Nesbitt anyday over Dawg “cl”ass! THWG! Thanks, Nesbitt for all you did for Georgia Tech – hope your recovery is swift and complete – you have better days ahead as a GT graduate! High School Offense – your highly-paid-for Semi-Pro Defense couldn’t stop it – now, I’ll take fries with my order and you might get off at the fast food joint to watch the Dawgs win one over Idaho State this week – then have nightmares over Auburn and possibly a different style high school offense in Athens right after Thanksgiving. How many have you won over Florida in the last 21 years? And, how many do you have to win now to be “bowl eligible” this year? CPJ will be at Tech for a long time and he will be your Huckleberry!
HokieTim
November 6th, 2010
12:10 am
I’m genuinely sorry that Josh Nesbitt’s regular season ended this way. He’s a tremendous athlete and leader. Judging from his comments in this article, he’s truly a class act. While I’m thrilled my Hokies won, I’m appreciative of the fact that the final score might have been quite different if Nesbitt hadn’t broken his arm. That being said, Washington played very well under the cicumstances. Best wishes to Nesbitt. I hope he plays one more college bowl game in his college career. Thanks to GT for an exciting game.
Paul has a small Johnson
November 6th, 2010
12:39 am
Vaunted VT defense,you must be joking.VT is ranked what 22 ? As far as ‘the robot’ playing in the NFL are you kidding me? Sounds like another pipe dream by the joke by Coke.Free hotdogs wont fill your stadium now. HAHAHAHA
Dirty Jacket
November 6th, 2010
12:58 am
“2 completed passes in 4 quarters is pathetic”
Maybe. But it’s more pathetic that VPISU was losing to a team with ZERO completions for more than 3 quarters. GT outplayed VPISU for the majority of the game. No one is impressed with your large high school stadium and your bottom tier education.
Dirty Jacket
November 6th, 2010
1:01 am
Quite funny that the UGA fans now put down Bud Foster. Sour grapes since he turned down your larger money offer to coach in the mighty SEC? Given his options, he preferred a school with 7-9 offseason arrests/year. 10 gets tough to coach around, I guess.
5051 P.O.A.D.
November 6th, 2010
6:32 am
Listen for a change big mouthed 5150POAD. A J Green is a pretty good receiver. Tech got someone any better? BAHAHAHA!!!!
dan
November 6th, 2010
8:18 am
He never throws the dang ball what does he need his arm for?
techron
November 6th, 2010
10:04 am
GT Baby is mostly right. This team has little heart. The coaching is poor. Neither line is any good. Nesbitt and Roddy Jones have all the heart on the team. Any coach who would be happy to be 2nd to last nationally in passing is insane. It would be ok if we were winning our games, but we are not winning them and looking very bad in losing. Anyone can move the ball on us, almost at will. I think we will beat Duke and lose the rest. Bad season. Really, really pitiful. Lucky for us that UGA is awful too, so the Dawgs can’t give us as hard a time as they would really like. Still, when we play them, they will run over us as they did last year. There is NOTHING solid about our team except our place kicker. Sad, but true.
GT is a 4th rate high school team
November 6th, 2010
10:37 am
I GUESS ITS GT’S TURN FOR SHREVEPORT, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHA
Gatorman
November 6th, 2010
10:43 am
Done sell the new QB short, he did take a quarter to get acclimated, but had the special teams not given the game away, Tech would have had a chance in overtime. Also, those ACC refs have a way of thwarting some the stuff UGA pulled in Atlanta last year. Just wait and see what happens before they play, maybe the doggies want be so boisterous when they play the Jackets. Second the defense finally showed some ability in the VA Tech game (got tired playing 65% of the game), and Va Tech’s QB is definitely better than the rookie at UGA.
Golden Tornado
November 6th, 2010
11:18 am
Nesbitt was one of the greatest ever, and THE spark for this team. With him sadly gone, we do at least have to grin that the defense is much, much better. We need to get behind Tevin Washington with our hopes and prayers. That young man is no slouch himself.
J Clay
November 6th, 2010
12:15 pm
Even though I never root for Tech – sorry to hear about the injury – never like to see someone get hurt – especially in their last year. Still hoping for a good game between UGA and Tech even though both teams are average at best
Genius Jacket
November 6th, 2010
4:11 pm
Nesbit can now go get an engineering job.
Mark
November 6th, 2010
7:10 pm
Nesbitt, I hate this happened to you and GT, ecspecially in the crucial game of ‘10 season, but we should have still beat Turkey Tech! TW, you did a decent job with the option, just relax, and read the D.
Nesbitt, you were good at that, 95% of the time so we expect you to help TW. TW, your passes were looking great, until you locked in on the last one in the endzone, so I forsee the playbook evolving if you keep up the crisp passing.
Nesbitt, again thanks for sticking around for your senior season; I have said all season long though that heisman website was a mistake and jinks.
The tables are turned
November 6th, 2010
9:05 pm
I read through the majority of these remarks and it seems 90% are wishing Nesbitt a fast recovery.
But if the tables are turned Tech fans by far have less class. Just look at some older blogs to see.
It always turns into SAT scores of our school. True you a a student body you may have that but football players are football players. Put your players in any sport up againt your student body and I bet they are all well off the mark. So that argument is so far off the mark it boarders on retardation.
I hope Nesbitt recovers quickly. And as for Tech fans remeber you have to have thick skin also if you wish to throw stones.
bgdawg
November 6th, 2010
9:25 pm
last thing i wanted to see outta nesbitt is an injury, my fellow dawg fans might hate me for typing this but,
nesbitt was one damn good yellow jacket.
Brogens Hero
November 6th, 2010
9:51 pm
Well at least we know what your excuse will be when once again you get thumped by the dawgs.
bbs1960
November 6th, 2010
10:08 pm
Yes, I am a Dawg fan but I am truly sorry to hear about the injury to Nesbit. The young man is a warrior and man oh man can he run that offense. I hope he has a speedy and full recovery and can make it back for a bowl game. I rarely read these blogs because I get so tired of the idiots on both sides that have nothing else to do but talk trash even when an athlete makes a bad judgement or suffers from an injury.
The tables are turned
November 6th, 2010
10:19 pm
UGA owns you tasty bees…
This really isn’t a good year to be giving the Tech Fans ammo to use against you or our DAWGS. If you havent noticed we are not that good either. And no player should be laughed at for getting hurt. All these kids are playing hard while the schools get rich off their jersey sales. If you were the one that got hurt and you see your possible career flash in front of you, you would not like your remarks. Plus it shows a lack of class and reflects on all DAWG Fans. And I really don’t want some idiot making my DAWGS look any worse then we are. Win with Honor, Lose with Honor and never wish anything bad for the kids out there playing a game.
nikkii
November 6th, 2010
10:23 pm
here is my comment on you know whose espn blog after she announced weekly helmet stickers ..
you know lady you are pathetic…GT’s Joshua Nesbitt became the all time ACC QB leading rusher and even scored two td’s before he went out with a broken arm and your hate for GA Tech you cannot even acknowledge that. Bet you danced a jig when Nesbitt went down, God, I hope ESPN gets rid of you, you want to know why the ACC is a joke, because the ACC is cursed by having some nuckle brain dimwit like you for the blog writer
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:25 pm
Hmm.. Didn’t that girl break her arm? Sheshould be ready to go next week, its not like she’s gotta use her arm to throw or anything like that..
So other than managing the local KFC, what other post-college prospects does that fatty QB have again?
The tables are turned
November 6th, 2010
10:28 pm
UGA owns you tasty bees..
Please keep your non-constructive commits to yourself. If you haven’t noticed our DAWGS aren’t in that good of shape either. so why would you give Tech Fans ammo to use against you or the DAWG NATION. Frankly your unclassy remarks reflect on all DAWG Fans and I don’t care for the way you make us look.
Why would you make fun of a kid that is injured. You have no right calling yourself a fan of any sport if that is the way you react to an injury. That goes for anyone including Tech Fans. These kids are out on the field making the school richer while putting their career at risk.
Last thing to think about.
If it were you or your kid out there would you wish anything bad happen to them.
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:31 pm
Doug Roberson writes as well as Nesbitt throws… lol So Dougie, if the yellow-bellies are lucky enough to squeak out a win against the Mighty Duke devils, will you be making the trip to Shreveport with them this year?
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:35 pm
Might have a hard time getting fans to that game, seeing they hardly show up for the ones in downtown ATL.
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:39 pm
C’mon, everybody back in the pile! Gotta love that Karma
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:45 pm
tackle piles (change the “a” to an “i”) is blocked!
UGA owns you tasty bees..
November 6th, 2010
10:45 pm
lol i tricked you stupid Dougie!
NYJacket
November 6th, 2010
10:46 pm
For all you guys who don’t think this team has heart or that the coaches don’t know what they are doing, IMO you don’t know crap about real football.
Joshua, you are a real football player and a great leader for this team.
The VT folks that I visited with this week are 100% convinced that if you had not been hurt VT would have lost.
And for all the rest of you guys on this blog, the VT folks also had good things to say about Washington coming in cold and playing very well after he got over the initial jitters.
No one left that stadium until it was over.
Our team played very well against a damn good VT team and they never, never gave up. And Kudos to Al Groh and his defense. They were well prepared and did an execellent job of containing Taylor and slowing down a very good VT offense. Our defense played a really good game.
The future is very bright.