Paul Johnson Remembers Georgia Tech’s Past Losses To Virginia

Paul Johnson is not downplaying the importance of Georgia Tech’s win over then-No. 4 Virginia Tech last week, a game quarterback Josh Nesbitt calls the “biggest thing since I have been here.“ Even so, Johnson says the No. 11 Yellow Jackets have every reason to focus on this week’s game at Virginia.

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Published: October 21, 2009

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ATLANTA (AP) - Paul Johnson is not downplaying the importance of Georgia Tech’s win over then-No. 4 Virginia Tech last week, a game quarterback Josh Nesbitt calls the “biggest thing since I have been here.“

Even so, Johnson says the No. 11 Yellow Jackets have every reason to focus on this week’s game at Virginia.

The coach has reminded his players Georgia Tech also was 6-1 and heavily favored last year when Virginia “smacked us right in the mouth” with a 24-17 upset win.

It was a painfully familiar smack for the Yellow Jackets.

Virginia has won five of the last six games in the series and eight straight games in Charlottesville, the site of Saturday’s game. Georgia Tech’s last win at Virginia came in 1990.