Overview
- Head coach Brent Key relieved defensive coordinator Jason Semore, offensive line coach Allen Mogridge, outside linebackers/defensive ends coach Kyle Pope and wide receivers coach Jafar Williams of their duties effective immediately, a move announced by the school on Monday.
- Georgia Tech moved defensive play-calling to defensive backs coach Vinnie Sunseri and promoted DeAndre Hopkins to primary wide receivers coach while shifting Brandon Torrey, Jess Simpson and Jack Tyler into expanded positional roles.
- Key said he made the changes after weeks of review and blunt postgame criticism following a 44-17 home loss to Louisville that left the Yellow Jackets 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the ACC.
- The staff changes target a defense that ranked near the bottom of the ACC in points allowed, yards allowed and sacks and that produced few turnovers this season.
- The firings come during a short run of in-season assistant moves at Power Five programs and heighten scrutiny of Key’s tenure after Georgia Tech’s sharp decline from a 9-4 2025 season to 3-11 in its last 14 games under his leadership.