ATLANTA — For the first time since 2018, Georgia Tech is going bowling.
They will take on the University of Central Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl on Dec. 22 in Tampa, Florida.
The Yellow Jackets had a bounce-back year in head coach Brent Key's first full year as head coach. They were 6-6 overall and 5-3 in the ACC, with ranked wins over Miami (FL) on the road and North Carolina at home on The Flats.
Their offense took a huge step forward in 2023 under transfer quarterback Haynes King. Although Tech's defense struggled at times, they did just enough to become bowl-eligible for the first time since the Paul Johnson era.
Key coached on the staff at UCF for 10 years, from 2005-2015. In a press conference announcing the bowl game, Key said it was a matchup of his alma mater versus his wife's.
It is a rematch of the 2022 season when the Jackets went down to Orlando and lost to the Knights 27-10.
