DAVIE, Fla. — The No. 9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets held their final team practice before the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl at Nova Southeastern University late Sunday morning.
Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson met the media afterwards and addressed how his team is well-prepared to face the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes at Land Shark Stadium on Tuesday night in Miami.
The second-year head coach said he believed his team became more physical throughout the practices, making it clear this was a business trip. He said the work he and his coaching staff put the team through was “short of killing them.”
At Sunday’s practice, an emphasis was made on special teams.
Johnson described facing Iowa’s defense as a challenge, saying how the Hawkeyes might have a better unit than any team the Yellow Jackets have faced in ACC play this season.
When attempting to break down how he feels this game with Iowa will go, Johnson used the term “physical,” saying how the Hawkeyes have players big and stature and from an offensive standpoint like to establish a running game like Georgia Tech does.
The Yellow Jackets will hold a team walk-thru at Land Shark Stadium on Monday before taking the field Tuesday night.
— by Brendan Stiles
