Overview
- Key told reporters Thursday that every waking second outside of family goes toward building Georgia Tech and declared, “Slice me open and see what colors I bleed.”
- He has been linked in reports to openings at Penn State, Auburn, Florida and Florida State, but he characterized the attention as flattering for the program rather than a personal pursuit.
- Georgia Tech is 8-1 after a Week 10 loss to NC State and debuted at No. 17 in the College Football Playoff’s initial rankings, keeping the Jackets in the expanded-field conversation.
- He signed a contract extension in December 2024 that runs through 2029, reinforcing the school’s position as interest from other programs persists.
- Key’s Georgia Tech roots include playing offensive line for the Jackets and rising from interim coach in 2022 to head coach, compiling a 26-17 overall record and 19-10 mark in ACC play.