Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins and athletic director Todd Stansbury have been just two days after a 27-10 road loss to UCF sent the Yellow Jackets to 1-3 in Collins’ fourth season, the school announced on Monday. Current offensive line coach and former Georgia Tech player Brent Pry will serve as the interim coach of the Yellow Jackets following Collins’ dismissal. Collins is expected to receive a buyout in the range of $11.3 million, according to ESPN.
“I am grateful to Coach Collins for his hard work and commitment to our student athletes,” said Georgia Tech president Ángel Cabrera. “Unfortunately, the results of our football program have fallen short of what our loyal community, fans and athletes expect and deserve. We are committed to rebuilding the program and a coaching change is a necessary first step in that process.”
The loss sent Collins to 10-28 (7-19 ACC) at GT with the program struggling to show any improvement during his tenure. Stansbury had served as AD for Georgia Tech since 2016 following previous stints at Oregon State and UCF. Frank Neville, chief of staff and senior vice president of Strategic Initiatives, will operate as the interim athletic director until a permanent replacement is found.
“Todd is and will always be an admired and respected member of our community. His dedication to the success of our student athletes and his love for Georgia Tech are admirable,” said Cabrera. “The challenges the athletic program has faced in recent years have grown to a point where we need to try a new approach, and that requires new leadership.”
Upon being hired away from Temple, Collins faced a difficult task: Moving Georgia Tech’s offense away from the option-based attack that Paul Johnson installed during his 11-year run with the program. That provided Collins with some leeway; however, the Jackets never finished better than 10th in the ACC in total offense while winning just three games in each of his first three campaigns, and they struggled mightily to start the 2022 season.
This past offseason saw a wave of transfer portal action with Georgia Tech losing multiple key players, including star running back Jahmyr Gibbs to Alabama, while bringing in contributors to help bolster the roster in a must-improve season for Collins. However, in its three games against FBS opponents (Clemson, Ole Miss, UCF), Georgia Tech has been outscored 110-20.
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