Andy Demetra
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Voice of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Thanks to SI for letting a radio broadcaster moonlight on their main page yesterday. In the “PxP broadcasters/feature writers” Venn Diagram, there aren’t many of us daft enough to sit in the middle, but I’m glad to do it. On to the next obscure story.
Can I interest you in a story I wrote for Sports Illustrated about an orphan/veteran/minor league catcher who got suspended from baseball, resurfaced under an assumed name, had his contract purchased by the Red Sox, and played 3 seasons with them? www.si.com/mlb/bert-cha...
How a Banned Minor Leaguer Adopted a New Persona—and Rode It to the Majors
After being barred from playing organized baseball, Bert Chapman changed his name, slipped into the majors and kept his secret for years.
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Saturday not only pits Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee. It pits twin vs. twin. My column on the rare matchup that will unfold on the sidelines at Bobby Dodd: Tech DE/OLB coach Kyle Pope squaring off against his twin brother Kelsey, Tennessee’s wide receivers coach. ramblinwreck.com/news/2026/09...
Inside The Chart: Double Vision
For the first time ever, Yellow Jackets defensive ends coach Kyle Pope will match wits with Tennessee’s wide receivers coach – his twin brother, Kelsey.
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It couldn’t have ended any other way. All hail the Kang.
On the eve of fall camp, re-posting an old column about one of my core college football memories as a kid (and potentially one of our yours, too). A tribute to reading the college football agate scores in the Sunday paper: (1/4)
In retrospect, this was when we should have known it was over.
Andy Demetra@andydemetra.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhy yes, that’s a Spain fan air guitarring an inflatable Iberico ham leg. How can you not be romantic about the World Cup.
Real ball knowers know the best place to watch the World Cup final in Atlanta is outside the Argentine restaurant that’s next door to the tapas restaurant in Decatur.
Why yes, that’s a Spain fan air guitarring an inflatable Iberico ham leg. How can you not be romantic about the World Cup.
“What about a video piece where you get Alabama fans to try Malört for the first time and record their reactions. Call it March Malörtness.” -Me, to my 3x Emmy Award-winning wife on assignment in Chicago I fail to see the downside here.
This one’s for Empire. This one’s for Eagle Man. This one’s for Victory Auto Wreckers. This one’s for Jewel. Go Bears.
Some say Curt Cignetti. Some say NIL and shrewd usage of the portal. I say Indiana’s dominance truly took off once they let John Mellencamp have his own shack to rip lung darts at home games.
Internet-based votes are notoriously fickle and not to be trusted, except in this case in which they’re totally and completely accurate. awfulannouncing.com/college-foot...
Awful Announcing's 2025 college football radio announcer rankings
Awful Announcing readers graded the Power 4 CFB teams' radio booths, plus the booth for Notre Dame. Who topped the 2025 rankings?
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Jordan van den Berg is Georgia Tech’s South African-born defensive tackle whose grandfather competed in Mr. Universe in the same year as Arnold Schwarzenegger. Thanks to NIL and rev share, he’s also now the owner of a laundromat on Atlanta’s west side. My column: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: So Fresh and So Clean
Jordan van den Berg has found a new side hustle during a productive senior season
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Georgia Tech’s OG Haynes King? A 33-year-old Army surgeon, Harvard med school grad and Apache War veteran who arrived on horseback, scored 3 TD’s vs. Georgia, incited a riot, and left school in a month. Allow me to introduce you to Maj. General Leonard Wood: www.espn.com/college-foot...
A drawn knife, an escape by train, a decorated military figure and Georgia Tech's first win
Dr. Leonard Wood occupies a rare and colorful place in college football and U.S. military history.
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You’ll be shocked to learn the man in this photo has a collection of katanas, bōs, lightsabers, and other assorted swords at home. My column on linebacker Kyle Efford, who always plays with an edge - even if it means wiping out his own head coach: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Walking Weapon
Who better to lead the way than Georgia Tech defense’s ferocious, laser-focused linebacker
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Haynes King is Georgia Tech’s latest transfer hero. The first? A 33-year-old Army surgeon who arrived on horseback, beat a rival, incited a riot, fended off a roster tampering, left in a month - and later became a U.S. statesman. Excited to write this story for ESPN: www.espn.com/college-foot...
A drawn knife, an escape by train, a decorated military figure and Georgia Tech's first win
Dr. Leonard Wood occupies a rare and colorful place in college football and U.S. military history.
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Jason Moore arrived six years ago as a walk-on offensive lineman. He’s now playing defensive tackle, working toward his third(!) degree, and helping power the Georgia Tech defense behind a pair of career games. My column on the journey of “JMo”: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: One Moore Ride
Inside the rise of defensive tackle Jason Moore
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Great story on Haynes King and toughness. Similar overlap on the Venn Diagram - I wrote about Haynes and the art of handling expectation earlier this year: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: King of the Hill
Georgia Tech's Texas-tough quarterback has prepared his whole life to handle sky-high expectations
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David Hale@adavidhalejoint.bsky.social · 11mo agoHaynes King is the toughest son of a gun playing college football today. His will to win was forged in East Texas and burnished in Atlanta. Here's the story of how King became CFB's most bad ass QB... www.espn.com/college-foot...
They’ve adopted the mindset of Navy SEALs. Brent Key believes one of them has a future in WWE. They joke that their room is cursed. Georgia Tech’s tight ends are endlessly entertaining - and lately they’ve been on a pass catching tear. My column: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Catching On
Inside the pass-catching resurgence of the Georgia Tech tight ends
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Joannah Mackenny once described her offensive lineman son as a bull. 🐂 As in “Ferdinand,” the gentle, flower-smelling one from the children’s book. But Ethan Mackenny found his mean streak, and he’s now using it as a lockdown LT for Georgia Tech. My column: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Blocking In The Blood
The son of a Yellow Jacket – and nephew of a Blue Devil – Ethan Mackenny gives Tech a presence at LT
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A rash of injuries tested his resolve and threatened to keep his career in a purgatory of what-ifs. But a healthy E.J. Lightsey has started to break out - and that could spell trouble for opposing offenses. My latest “Inside The Chart”: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Seeing The Light
A full-strength E.J. Lightsey is finally flashing the talent he always knew he had
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When you’re putting together your opposing team charts and realize you just reunited Dipset.
“His journey has been really remarkable.” From a defensive back to an All-American wide receiver. From a walk-on (twice) to one of the most coveted players in the portal. My column on @GeorgiaTechFB’s Eric Rivers, finding the stage he always knew he could reach: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Change of Course
From former DB to playmaking WR, Eric Rivers has the stage and success he believed he could attain
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Omar Daniels didn’t play DB until his junior year of HS. He was given two weeks’ notice, and his first matchup was vs. a future NFL wide receiver. Needless to say, he picked it up. “Inside The Chart” on Georgia Tech’s ACC Defensive Back of the Week: ramblinwreck.com/inside-the-c...
Inside The Chart: Storm Chaser
Omar Daniels has grown into an ACC Defensive Back of the Week for Georgia Tech
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🎶 “Don Otto, take ‘em to the Mathews Bridge…” -Fred Durst, Temple fan
