Georgia Tech fumbles irk Johnson
Georgia Tech fumbled four times, losing possession of three of them. The first was committed by quarterback Tevin Washington in the second quarter when he was hit from behind on a developing run play. He lost possession.
The next came on the next possession. After leading a drive down to the Presbyterian 2-yard line, Washington was taken out for backup quarterback Synjyn Days. On a run into the end zone, Days lost control of the ball, which was scooped up by safety Brandon Leston and returned 91 yards. The play was reviewed by officials and upheld. Issues with ball security have played a role in keeping Days off the field.
On the first series of the second half, Tech lost the ball on a mesh handoff between Washington and B-back Charles Perkins.
Quarterback Vad Lee also fumbled midway through the fourth quarter on a fourth-down play. He recovered it, but Tech turned the ball over on downs.
The offense “had the ball out too much,” coach Paul Johnson said. “We’ve got an issue or two there we’ve got to correct.”
The Days fumble did produce a positive play for the Yellow Jackets. A-back Tony Zenon chased down Leston all the way down the field, bringing him down at the Tech 9-yard line. From there, the Tech defense held Presbyterian, keeping the Blue Hose out of the end zone.
“Great effort to run the guy down,” Johnson said. “You never know when you’re going to keep points off the board. It was a great play by him.”
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September 9th, 2012
1:00 am
burning the midnight oil again, huh?
Wal-Mart Retards
September 9th, 2012
1:22 am
The offense was on the field so much, a few bobbles were bound to happen – particularly by the subs.
Jacket Man
September 9th, 2012
7:06 am
Nice to see Zenon get noticed for making the tackle on the long “fumble” return to the Jacket’s 8. Most GA Tech players gave up on the play, thinking Days had scored, or the PC returner was uncatchable, however Tony jumped through the tangled mess in the end zone and never gave up on the play. Using his outstanding speed, Zenon was finally able to tackle him on the Tech 8, and then the Jacket defense was able to keep the Blue Hose offense from scoring, ending their drive with another dramatic 4th down goal line stand. This just shows why you never give up on a play. The other team could have a turnover or your team’s defense could stop them without the score.
JACK
September 9th, 2012
7:51 am
the CEO of Wal-Mart is a grad of GT..so that maybe you are the retard…
bout time GT has someone to chase down an opponent to keep him from scoring
JACK
September 9th, 2012
7:54 am
the CEO of Wal-Mart is a GT grad..maybe he thinks you are the retard that shops there
Wal-Mart Retards
September 9th, 2012
8:29 am
If you guys are really wondering (which I doubt), the handle is an homage to CPJ – http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2011/11/22/johnson-apologizes-for-comment/
UGA = Yawn
September 9th, 2012
9:29 am
Way to go Tony Z. Great effort. Never, ever give up. THWG!
GT Fan
September 9th, 2012
1:03 pm
Mr. Fumble gets bailed out by Zenon. Great play on Zenon’s part.
Though I thought SD broke the goal line before he fumbled, it’s still a F U M B L E. Unfortunately, he can’t be in a role where he touches the ball often. Therefore, he should be THE LAST option at QB. IDK if he should even be considered at Aback either. Maybe…WR if he stays on the O side? Otherwise, move him to the D side of the ball.
Jacket Time
September 9th, 2012
1:07 pm
Is it just me or could anyone with eyes see that Synjyn clearly crossed the plane of the goal line before losing the ball? He hit the back the OT’s ( i think Beno) knee which you could see his leg was across the line. Seemed pretty obvious to me…
1 4 GT
September 9th, 2012
1:22 pm
JT….was at 50 year high school reunion & not at the game….even if you get a foot or any part of your body into the end zone….no TD if the ball does not cross the plain of the goal line in the ball carriers possession….just going on the way your post reads
1 4 GT
September 9th, 2012
1:49 pm
should have also said the ball needs to be in controlled possession….no movement at all in his hands….like in the NFL a couple years ago….a receiver caught a pass against his helmet with one hand & held it there (no movement at all) as he went out of bounds or scored a TD within one full step….don’t remember which….anyway, a most unique reception
lxUn1c0
September 9th, 2012
3:30 pm
1 4 GT, it was clearly a TD. Days maintained possession as he was diving into the endzone. The ball popped out after it hit an offensive lineman’s leg, which was firmly planted in the endzone. There was a clear reference point showing that the ball wasn’t fumbled until it was across the goal line. The replay officials blew the call, plain and simple.
1 4 GT
September 9th, 2012
4:17 pm
OK, like I said in my first comment, I wasn’t there. Just making sure that the guy I responded to knew that the ball has to be in “firm” control. If any portion (no matter how small) of the ball crosses/breaks the plain, even out of bounds–providing the ball carrier left the ground in bounds (the plain of the goal line is considered to circle the globe & meet itself)–if control of the ball is lost a millisecond after breaking the plain, TD, assuming the human eye could register that time span.
Jacket Time
September 9th, 2012
5:08 pm
1 4 GT replace ‘Synjyn’ and ‘he’ with ‘the ball’ is that better? If you watched the game u would know he led with the ball so if he crossed so did the ball. He had control across the plain. It was pretty obvious.
Jacket Time
September 9th, 2012
5:11 pm
You can catch the replay on espn3 if u missed.
GTJohn
September 10th, 2012
8:18 am
You think George O would come back, he is doing pretty well with UCF.
RWRECK77
September 10th, 2012
8:06 pm
For whats it is worth I was in the north end zone and thought it was pretty clear that Days crossed the line before he began to lose control of the ball. That said I would still love to see a replay. Saw a couple of the fumbles pretty clearly, Days in the end zone, when it looked as if he was trying to put the ball over the line and Washington when his arms were grabbed from behind. In those two cases it didn’t look like overly poor stewardship of the ball. I don’t know about the other cases but it does seem like holding onto the ball is something that is a basic that these guys ought to be showing more improvement on.