On Thursday, Feb. 4, Tech’s 2010 football schedule was released. The season kicks off on Sept. 4 when the Jackets will host South Carolina State. The following week will see Tech travel out to Lawrence to take on the University of Kansas, which will be the first game in the home-and-home series with the Jayhawks.

In his third year on the flats, Head Coach Paul Johnson pulled in a strong class for Tech with 18 total commitments.

On Wednesday, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Giff Smith announced that he will be leaving Tech’s program. Smith will accept an assistant coach job for the Buffalo Bills.

Tech’s search for a defensive coordinator came to an end on Friday, as the team hired former Virginia Head Coach Al Groh to lead the Jackets’ defense.

Tech football’s search for a defensive coordinator came to an end on Friday, as the team hired former Virginia Head Coach Al Groh to lead the defense. The Jackets also filled their opening at A-backs coach by promoting from within, as former Tech graduate assistant Lamar Owens will take over the position.

Tech’s football team fell to Iowa in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 24-14 in Miami. The loss ends the Jackets season at 11-3, with two of the losses coming in the last three games. The Jackets now have a 3-3 all time record in the Orange Bowl, with the last win coming in 1952.

On the same day that redshirt junior wide receiver Demaryius Thomas announced that he will forego his senior year at Tech to enter the NFL Draft, Head Coach Paul Johnson announced that defensive coordinator Dave Wommack will not return to his post next season.

Over a four-day span, the Tech football team learned that four of its best players would not be returning for their senior seasons.

On the same day that junior wide receiver Dymarius Thomas announced that he will forgo his senior year at Tech to enter the NFL draft, Head Coach Paul Johnson decided that defensive coordinator Dave Wommack will not return to his post next season.

Tech’s football team fell to Iowa in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 5, 24-14 in Miami. The loss ends the Jackets season at 11-3, with two of the losses coming in the last three games. The Jackets now have a 3-3 all time record in the Orange Bowl, with the last win coming in 1952. This loss also marked Tech’s first appearance in a Bowl Championship Series game, since the system was introduced in the 1998 season.