Georgia Tech pulled in one of their best recruiting classes in program history with their 2025 class and one of the cornerstones of that class was in-state safe

Blake Gideon, the safeties coach for the Longhorns since 2021, will be the defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. In a social media post, Gideon called the week leading up to the announcement "the most exciting and most difficult week of my career.

For players, the maxim frequently employed by Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian means awards and favorable NFL Draft positioning. For coaches, it means the opportunity for advancement, and that’s the opportunity that safeties coach Blake Gideon received and accepted on Thursday in leaving his alma mater to become the new defensive coordinator for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,

Recruiting is moving fast and furious heading into February, with offers going out to prospects and visits headlining the month of February. Top lists are going