Game Preview 2010: Georgia Tech


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Essentials

Overview

Will Keith Payne and the UVa running game be a factor this week?

It’s hard to avoid. The Al Groh vs. Virginia, one-time mentor vs. student storyline that is. After all, Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Al Groh spent 9 years on UVa’s sidelines as the program’s head coach. He hired current Cavalier coach Mike London. Twice. The Commonwealth’s newspapers have been stacked with Al Groh articles so far this week. And while Groh, London, and the players are all downplaying the match-up, TheSabre.com’s message boards are not where Groh, not surprisingly, has been a hot topic. Some of the conversation is reliving the past, some of it is focusing on the match-ups, and some of it is debating how far into the future Groh will be a discussion point.

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