FILE – Georgia head coach Kirby Smart reacts during the second half of the Orange Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game against Michigan, Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
The Bulldogs are looking good as we approach the Spring Game, but what does Head Coach Kirby Smart think about the team’s progress? Today, he comments on various aspects of the Bulldogs’ Game and which players are looking promising? Fire it up and find out!
KIRBY SMART PRESSER:
EARLY IMPRESSIONS: Young, I mean, that’s the first impression is a lot of youth there. Raylan and CJ are way ahead in terms of play time. This this is their second spring with the guys behind them are even younger than them. The guy that’s had a good spring so far has been Bowls. He’s done a good job. He’s picking things up. He’s going to help with special teams wise. He’s learning the defense. And then the other three guys that are here mid-year. Providing good depth and…and they’re learning.
TREVOR ETIENNE AT UGA: I think running back is one of the positions that you can pick up really quick. You know there’s some similarities between our offense and there’s a lot of the same runs. A lot of the same words, in some cases. He’s not struggled to transition that part. I think getting comfortable in the offense, there’s nuances. I’ve met with him about it, differences in the way we do things, and they did things offensively that he’s picking up on. He’s very bright not going to be a problem for. For him, there’s been some, you know, mistakes and things, but nothing that can’t be corrected.
Oscar Delp celebrates scoring a touchdown. (PHOTO: AP Sports)
OSCAR DELP LEADS IN TIGHT END ROOM: Oscar’s really physical. You know, he does things his way. He’s…he’s not Brock. He doesn’t try to be Brock. He’s a quiet leader, similar to Brock, but he’s really physical. He’s tough. He knows the work ethic it requires, I mean the guys taking a lot of reps since being here, he’s been durable, he’s doing a good job leading in that room as well as Lucky, he is and…and the two young kids.
WHAT “GET BETTER” MEANS THIS SPRING: Just being detailed in what we’re attacking each day don’t go out there without a purpose. I try to have the coaches each day go in and give, you know, a few points of emphasis because if we’re not careful, right now there’s so many things to correct, that you can’t see the forest for the trees and it can be overwhelming to a young player. So we…we try to narrow their focus on small things and you know we got 15 opportunities to get better and so far we’ve done that in the…the first three and I have full expectation that they’ll come out there today with the intentions of…of growing and getting better.
FILE – Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Tennessee Martin Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
THE BIGGEST CHANGE FOR CARSON BECK: I think one of the big challenges for him is being comfortable and trusting the receivers around him. He’s had the fortune and misfortune of Brock and Lad and Marcus Roseme being in the lineup. And you ask any good quarterback they like, wide receivers. They trust, they know. They have intuitive ability to think the same way and. There’s a lot of change in that room right now, showing confidence in himself and showing confidence in those players to do their job and trust them. It’s a big part of it. That trust is not given, it’s earned and they’re earning his trust and it’s…it goes both ways.
ON COACHES CURRENTLY UNHAPPY WITH CFB: I think the leaders are going to do a great job positioning us for the future in terms of what they do, the choice of each college coach is obviously up to the college coaches, I mean, there’s certainly higher stakes and higher pay than there’s ever been for college coaches across the board. There’s, you know, the guys making money and making livings that coordinators can retire now they don’t have to go get a head job. You look back even 10 years ago, how much has changed for coaches? There’s no crying out there from my end. I don’t have a lot of coaches complaining saying they want to get out of the profession. They enjoy the profession, they want the profession to be about relationships, developing talent and rewarding positive performance both on and off the field.
CURRENT SYSTEM UNFAIR TO UPPER CLASSMEN: I want what’s best for the student athlete. Sometimes I question the system we have now, if it’s best for the student athlete, it’s not necessarily best for the sophomore, junior and senior and maybe best for the freshman. I would love to see a little more fair system for the players in terms of within the players, not necessarily. Where it’s a reverse system of the younger players sometimes get more than the older players.
GET EXCITED FOR JARED WILSON: I’m excited for the rest of the world to get to see Jared Wilson. This is the guy that’s number one, I don’t put a lot of high expectations on people and and anoint people. He has a lot to do to be the best player he can be, but when you talk about athleticism at the center position, this guy runs faster than a lot of our defensive backs. Believe it or not, our tight ends, our quarterbacks, I mean his, his numbers, extremely athletic over 300 lbs can get to the second level as quick as anybody, just really athletic. He’s had the great fortune of learning fromCed, unfortunately, that’s not a position that you rotated at a time, so he didn’t get a lot of opportunities to go and play like maybe a a Mims or a DylanFairchild. They got to go in the game and play. He didn’t get an opportunity to do a lot of those things, but he is a really, really good athlete, an even better person. He’s got a younger brother, that’s it’s gonna be a really talented football player as well. And we just enjoyed his leadership and I’m looking forward to, you know, the center being the leader of the group. Like Ced was he’s taking on a new role and kind of doing it his way.
The first tour will take place on April 18 and guide fans through a tasting of Truist Park and various restaurants in The Battery Atlanta
ATLANTA (March 19, 2024) – Today, the Atlanta Braves unveiled the Taste of Truist Park & The Battery Atlanta food tours, a guided ballpark and culinary tour for baseball enthusiasts and food lovers.
The tour will lead off with a Terrapin beer and a soft pretzel in the Truist Park Press Box. This will be followed by a trip to the Braves dugout to sample Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. Continuing into The Battery Atlanta, the tour will feature stops at ASW Distillery, Mac McGee’s Irish Pub, and El Super Pan, ending with a classic Southern treat at River Street Sweets.
Throughout the tour, guests will have the opportunity to learn intriguing food facts about the Braves, Truist Park, and The Battery Atlanta. Each venue’s restaurant team will provide insights into the tour’s menu items, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the unique offerings.
Taste of Truist Park & The Battery Atlanta tours will be offered on Thursdays when the Atlanta Braves are on the road, beginning April 18 at 12:30 p.m. Each tour will last approximately two hours.
FILE – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub (8) warms up before the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
The Atlanta Falcons are in for some changes this year on the offensive side of the ball. Besides their new QB Kirk Cousins, Schaub is also expecting big things from WR Drake London and an offense that looks as if it was schemed by Kyle Shannahan.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (5) during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
DRAKE LONDON CAN BE TOP 10: Any player you want to look at over the course of history, anyone that wants to talk about him, you’re gonna automatically cause it’s clickbait. Everyone wants to find something that you can’t do and tell you something you’re limited at or what you’re not capable of doing. All I know is from what I’ve seen from Drake London, he can be a top 10 receiver in this league, no doubt about it. Because he has a work ethic, the demeanor, he’s team first he’s willing to do whatever it takes. And when you give him a chance, he makes the play. And you find yourself in a position where you give him more chances. He’s going to make more plays and I just think he the…the sky is the limit for him. He runs good routes for a big target. I’ve been around plenty of bigger guys that if you can come in and out of cuts and you can create separation and you have the catch radius that he has, you know, there’s no reason to not see 1400, 1500 yards out of him and you know, double digit touchdowns year in, year out, the guy is super special that that it just doesn’t hasn’t come out on a consistent basis just with the way the team was built and how things were organized and run offensive.
But you know, there’s no reason why he can’t be that. I mean, speed. Is that great when you see someone in Jim shorts and a and a t-shirt run a four-three. Yeah, it’s great. But how does that translate on the football field? That’s the big thing and… and Drake has plenty of speed when it comes to, you know, between the white lines.
ON PLAYING FOOTBALL FOR KYLE SHANAHAN: Stressful, you know, it…it was great because you knew he was doing the work to put you in a position to be successful. He was doing the extra time. he was spending long hours. he was watching every cut up from every game the opposing team had played, so he knows the ins and outs and he knows why it’s going to be successful and he sold you on why this place like this is the play and this is why it’s going to work because they do these two things 80% of the time and if we get one of those two, this is where the ball is going.
We need you receiver to be in this spot or this is how we’re going to block it up front and then it hits for a big gain. Right? So he’s proven himself that way. Now. Why I say it’s stressful is because sometimes those play calls were about 37 words long, and they might have three options on them. So you get to the line of scrimmage with one play. You can go to two different plays based on what the rotation of the safeties or a blitz look or whatever the case may be.
Now, It’s going to work because you’re going to put yourself in an advantageous situation, but just the gymnastics of having to call the play in the huddle can be a little cumbersome at times. But I mean, at the end of the day, it was great to play for him because you knew that you could trust that he wasn’t just throwing things against the wall and hope it stuck to the play. Well, he was doing the work and there was a reason plays were in the plan.
KIRK COUSINS RUNNING A KYLE SHANNAHAN STYLE OFFENSE: I think they’re gonna. There’s only so many ways you can draw lines on paper, right? And there’s the things are gonna look similar, right? It’s you’re gonna see bootlegs. You’re gonna see play action. You’re gonna see explosives off of that. You’re gonna see a run game. Like a zone run scheme. Similar to the what, you know, Kyle called and similar. LA Ran that too, probably with a little bit of the gaps games and pulling lineman, but that’s the way the offensive line currently is built right now in in Atlantia for the zone scheme, so I don’t see it deviating too much from that, but you’re going to see some big plays from the, the the play action in the boots and things like that getting Kirk out in space and good protection and let the receivers get downfield. And if they’re not open, guess what? You’re dumping it down to Tyler. You’re dumping down to Kyle or you’re dumping it to Bichon and let them go to work underneath to create an explosive gain from a three-yard pass.
And I think it’s going to be fun to watch. You stay on schedule and then you convert in the red zone. I think it’s going to be good, I think. Yeah. Zach’s first time calling plays, but he’s been around the game. He played the position and so he knows how a quarterback thinks and and understands what’s important when you’re going through the week.
And Raheem, you know I’m excited for him to get another opportunity as a head coach. It’s been a long time coming and you know he deserves it. Rightfully so. And he’s learned a ton, you know, from the time he was a head coach in Tampa to getting this opportunity, you know, he’s been on offense, he’s been on defense. He’s been a D coordinator. He’s been at wide receiver.
He’s been an assistant head coach, so he has learned so much this in my conversations with him being prepared for this opportunity.
We really value our partnership with 680 The Fan and you know our partnership through collecting used baseball equipment really, really aligns with our partnership with the communities that we serve and really wanting to give back. So we’re very excited to be able to partake in this. Actually, this to be our second year participating in this program, so we appreciate the partnership we have with 680!
First Horizon Bank’s Commercial Relationship Manager Thomas Hamlin
ATLANTA – As we head into baseball season, First Horizon Bank and 680 The Fan are teaming up with Double Play Atlanta, an organization that helps get baseball and softball equipment in the hands of kids that need it! Today, First Horizon Bank’s Commercial Relationship Manager Thomas Hamlin discusses the drive and the importance of getting these kids active through playing baseball and softball.
First Horizon Bank and 680 The Fan will be appearing at various youth sports facilities throughout the Atlanta Metro Area gathering your donations of new and gently used equipment. Please help if you are able by visiting one of our collection locations this baseball season. CLICK HERE for the complete list of collection times and dates.
ATLANTA – Bret Michaels and Chris Janson have been nominated by CMT Crossroads for a 2024 CMT Performance of the Year Award – for their performance of “Nothing But a Good Time” and YOU can help him win!
This is a fan-voted award and YOUR vote is essential! Vote for Brett and Chris and share this information with your friends on social media so they can vote too! Rules are below.
Atlanta Braves’ Adam Duvall smiles as he rounds the bases, on his third home run of the game, during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Wednesday Sept. 2, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves today signed OF Adam Duvall to a one-year major league contract worth $3 million for the 2024 season. Duvall returns to Atlanta after playing parts of five seasons with the club from 2018-22.
Duvall, 35, played the 2023 season with Boston and batted .247/.303/.531 with 21 home runs and 58 RBI in 92 games, compiling 1.6 bWAR. He earned a pair of AL Player of the Week awards, first in the opening week of the season and again in August. Among players with at least 300 at-bats last season, his rate of 15.24 at-bats per home run ranked eighth in the American League.
The 6-foot-1, 233-pound native of Louisville, Ky., has batted .232/.291/.472 over a 10-year major league career, with 184 home runs and 536 RBI in 922 games. An All-Star with Cincinnati in 2016, Duvall has five career 20-homer seasons and led the majors with 113 RBI in 2021. Originally acquired by the Braves from the Reds in 2018, he batted .224/.285/.464 in 272 games over parts of five years with Atlanta, and hit three postseason home runs during the club’s run to the World Series title in 2021.
Originally drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Louisville, Duvall made his major league debut with the club in 2014. He has also appeared with Cincinnati (2015-18), Atlanta (2018-22), Miami (2021) and Boston (2023) in his career.
ATLANTA (March 11, 2024) – The Atlanta Braves are taking the Truist Park experience on the road with the Braves Country Road Trip this spring and summer. The Braves Country Road Trip will travel through Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina from March to September. The Braves will start the trip on March 23 with a visit to the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, GA. The road trip will also include a visit to Summerhill, Atlanta’s oldest neighborhood and site of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run, on Thursday, March 28th for an Opening Day Block Party.
FILE – Atlanta Braves’ Ozzie Albies is safe at home as Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters can’t make the tag in time during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Nationals Park, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, in Washington. The Braves won 8-3. (AP FILE Photo/Alex Brandon)
Each stop will feature a “Pose at the Plate” experience where fans can step into a replica of Truist Park and pose for their own customizable baseball card. Fans will receive a printout of their baseball card as well as a digital copy to share with family and friends. The Braves will also hand out branded swag and items for participating fans. Additionally, the Atlanta Braves will engage in community service projects at select spots throughout Braves Country.
ROAD TRIP STOPS INCLUDE:
March 23: Macon, GA – International Cherry Blossom Festival
March 28: Atlanta, GA – Braves Opening Day Block Party at Summerhill
April 6: Charleston, SC – Cooper River Bridge Run Finish Festival
April 13: Nashville, TN – BetMGM Sports Lounge at Bridgestone Arena
April 20 & 21: Kennesaw, GA – Big Shanty Festival
April 27: Vidalia, GA – Vidalia Onion Festival
April 28: Statesboro, GA – Georgia Southern Baseball Game at J.I. Clements Stadium
May 4: Columbus, GA – Uptown’s RiverFest at Woodruff Park
May 11: Birmingham, AL – Birmingham Stallions UFL Game at Protective Stadium
May 12: Tuscaloosa, AL – University of Alabama Baseball Game at Sewell-Thomas Stadium
May 18: Augusta, GA – Thunder Over Evans at Evans Towne Center Park
May 25 & 26: Charlotte, NC – Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 1: Knoxville, TN – 99.1 The Sports Animal’s Sports Fest at Knoxville Expo Center
June 6-8: Nashville, TN – The Ryman & BMI Block Party at PNC Plaza at CMA Fest
June 21: Chattanooga, TN – Friday Nightfall Concert Series Miller Park
June 23: Chattanooga, TN – Walnut Street Bridge Festival
June 29: Alpharetta, GA – Braves Country Baseball & Softball Georgia State Championships
July 2 & 3: Atlanta, GA – Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo presented by Publix
August 31: Atlanta, GA – Aflac Kickoff Game Tailgate Town (Georgia vs. Clemson)
September 15: Chamblee, GA – Fiestas Patrias at Plaza Fiesta*
October 1-2: Cherokee, NC – Cherokee Indian Fair*
*Not eligible for sweepstakes due to timing
Fans can also enter to win two premium Delta Sky360° Club tickets, two batting practice experiences, one personalized jersey, and a one-night stay for two people at the Aloft Hotel in The Battery Atlanta for a 2024 regular season game. Fans who sign up to receive Braves communications will receive a special ticket offer for 20% off a regular season game of choice.
To learn more about the Braves Country Road Trip or for additional details on each stop, please visit Braves.com/BCRT.
ATLANTA – Chris Mooneyham joined Nick and Chris to talk about the final stretch of games for the Georgia Swarm as they look to make a postseason push. How are they looking heading into the post season? Are the players healthy? Who are they likely to be facing? Get the lowdown on it all!
Final the schedule and ticket info as well as promotional schedule at Georgia Swarm The Business of Sports Minute is presented by Southern Company
Duke center Ryan Young (15) shoots against Georgia Tech forward Baye Ndongo (11) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)
No. 13-seed Yellow Jackets meet the No. 12-seed Fighting Irish at 2 p.m. Tuesday in opening round
Washington, D.C. – Winners of four of its last six games to close out the regular season, Georgia Tech has drawn the No. 13 seed for the 71st annual New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament and opens play at 2 p.m. Tuesday against No. 12-seed Notre Dame in the opening round at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The Yellow Jackets fell 72-57 Saturday at Virginia Saturday to finish with a 14-17 overall record, 7-13 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish (12-19, 7-13 ACC) dropped an 82-76 decision Saturday at Virginia Tech but won five of their last eight games in the regular season. The two teams finished tied in the regular-season standings, but Notre Dame defeated Tech twice during the regular season, 75-68 in overtime at home on Jan. 6 and 58-55 in South Bend on Feb. 14.
The teams have met just once in the ACC Tournament, with the Fighting Irish prevailing, 78-71, in the 2017 tournament in Charlotte, N.C. The winner of their game Tuesday will face No. 5 seed Wake Forest (19-12, 11-9) at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Tech is 3-2 in two previous ACC Tournaments held in the nation’s capital, reaching the finals in 2005.
The Tech-Notre Dame game tips off a trio of opening-round games Tuesday. No. 10 NC State (17-14, 9-11) plays No. 15 Louisville (8-23, 3-17) at 4:30 p.m., while No. 11 Boston College (17-14, 8-12) takes on No. 14 Miami (15-16, 6-14) in the nightcap at 7 p.m.
Junior 6-6 guard Miles Kelly (Stone Mountain, Ga.), one of the ACC’s top three-point shooters, leads the Yellow Jackets at 14.1 points per game while hitting 38.5 percent of his three-point tries in ACC games this season. Freshmen Baye Ndongo (Mboro, Senegal), a 6-9 forward averaging 12 points and 8.3 rebounds, and Naithan George (Toronto, Ontario), a 6-3 point guard averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 assists, are mainstays for the Yellow Jackets, having been in the starting lineup together since the season’s fourth game. Junior 6-7 guard Kowacie Reeves, Jr. (Macon, Ga.) also averages in double figures for Tech at 10 points per game.
No. 8 seed Virginia Tech (18-13, 10-10) plays No. 9 Florida State (16-14, 10-10) at noon Wednesday to start the second round. No. 5 seed Wake Forest (19-12, 11-9) battles the winner of the Notre Dame-Georgia Tech contest at 2:30 p.m. In the second session, No. 7 Syracuse (20-11, 11-9) plays the winner of the NC State-Louisville game at 7 p.m., while No. 6 Clemson (21-10, 11-9) takes on the Boston College-Miami winner at 9:30 p.m.
The Wednesday winners then will move on to play the tournament’s top four seeds on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
All 14 tournament games will be nationally televised on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ACC Network. In addition, all games will be available for streaming via ACCNX.
The full 2024 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule:
Tuesday, March 12 First Round: 2 p.m. – No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech (ACC Network) 4:30 p.m. – No. 10 NC State vs. No. 15 Louisville (ACC Network) 7 p.m. – No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami (ACC Network)
Wednesday, March 13 Second Round: Noon – No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. – No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame-Georgia Tech winner (ESPN) 7 p.m. – No. 7 Syracuse vs. NC State-Louisville winner (ESPN2) 9:30 p.m. – No. 6 Clemson vs. Boston College-Miami winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Thursday, March 14 Quarterfinals: Noon – No. 1 North Carolina vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN/ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Pitt vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. – No. 2 Duke vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2) 9:30 p.m. – No. 3 Virginia vs. Wednesday 9:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
Saturday, March 16 Championship: 8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)
TECH’S ACC TOURNAMENT HISTORY: Georgia Tech has played in 43 ACC Tournaments (did not play in 2020 due to NCAA sanctions), and has a 29-39 all-time record in the event. The Yellow Jackets have won four championships, in 1985 (Atlanta), 1990 (Charlotte), 1993 (Charlotte) and 2021 (Greensboro).
Tech has been a runner-up four times (1986, 1996, 2005, 2010). The 1986, 1996 and 2010 runs to the finals occurred in Greensboro. Tech also made the finals in 2005 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Tech was 0-2 in the ACC Tournament under coach Dwane Morrison, 15-16 under Bobby Cremins (including all three titles), 9-11 under Paul Hewitt (runner-up in 2005 and 2010), 2-5 under Brian Gregory, and 3-5 under Josh Pastner.
Tech did not play in the 2020 tournament while serving an NCAA postseason ban.
Agreement includes expanded Yellow Jackets programming and content over the next five years
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech Athletic Director J Batt joined Chuck & Chernoff to talk about the new extended partnership between Georgia Tech and 680 The Fan.
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech athletics has reached a five-year agreement for Atlanta-based 680/93.7 The Fan – the preeminent sports radio station in the Southeast – to remain the flagship station of the Georgia Tech Sports Network, Tech athletics and Dickey Broadcasting Company announced on Thursday.
Highlighting the partnership, 680/93.7 The Fan will continue to be the radio home of Georgia Tech football and men’s basketball games across the Atlanta-metro area, with broadcasts being carried worldwide on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 680 The Fan and Tune-In Radio apps and at ramblinwreck.com,and across Georgia on the statewide Georgia Tech Sports Network.
680/93.7 The Fan and Tech athletics will also collaborate on the next evolution of coach’s shows and podcasts, along with the creation of additional Yellow Jackets-focused content.
Additionally, the partnership includes the continuation of “The Good Word,” a weekly one-hour show that goes in depth on the latest in Georgia Tech football and men’s hoops and airs in conjunction with Brent Key’s and Damon Stoudamire’s coach’s shows, as well as live programming from Helluva Block Party prior to every Tech football home game.
Central Florida running back RJ Harvey (22) is tackled after rushing for a short gain during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
“We’re proud that 680/93.7 The Fan will remain the flagship station of the Georgia Tech Sports Network, as it has been for the last 30-plus years,” Georgia Tech director of athletics J Batt said. “In addition to the benefits that come with having Georgia Tech football and men’s basketball radio broadcasts on the Southeast’s preeminent sports radio station, we’re especially excited and grateful to partner with 680/93.7 The Fan as we look to create expanded and innovative audio content for Tech fans worldwide. Many thanks to David Dickey and all the great people at Dickey Broadcasting Company for their continued support of Georgia Tech athletics.”
Georgia Tech forward Tafara Gapare, left, and Miles Kelly, right, celebrate after beating North Carolina 74-73 during an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)
“We are excited that 680 The Fan will continue to serve as the proud radio home of Georgia Tech athletics and we look forward to working with J Batt and his team to create and deliver great Georgia Tech-themed content and events,” Dickey Broadcasting Company general manager/president David Dickey said. “680 The Fan has been the College Football Voice Of The South for over three decades, and Georgia Tech Athletics plays a big role in that.”
Georgia Tech football and men’s basketball games have aired on The Fan since 1993, and with the new agreement, the partnership between Tech athletics and Dickey Broadcasting Company will extend through the 2028-29 academic year. In addition to being the flagship station and producer of the Georgia Tech Sports Network, 680/93.7 The Fan is also the flagship station and producer of the Atlanta Braves Radio Network and regional college football network Southern Sports Today.
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