ATLANTA (AP) - The first game is still a month away. Georgia Tech can hardly wait.
The Yellow Jackets opened preseason practice Thursday, a sweltering afternoon that was better suited for a trip to the pool than suiting up in helmets and pads. But everyone was eager to get on the field - even in the midst of a heat wave - because each practice brings them a little closer to that Sept. 2 opener against Notre Dame.
``That's the first challenge, and it's our biggest challenge,'' cornerback Kenny Scott said. ``It definitely pushes us to prepare to the best of our ability.''
The Fighting Irish, who figure to be one of the top-ranked teams in the country, will be in Atlanta for a nationally televised night game that provides the Yellow Jackets with a chance to break free from the sense of ordinariness that has settled over this program.
Four years running, Georgia Tech has finished with seven wins and either five or six losses. From a positive viewpoint, that's allowed the school to stretch its streak of bowl appearances to nine in a row. Then again, no one is satisfied with wrapping up the each year at the Emerald Bowl or some other minor postseason bash.
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Tech Prepares for Irish
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