Georgia Tech down top 2 QBs; Gibson to begin

ATLANTA– Georgia Tech has actually lost two quarterbacks for the remainder of the season with former starter Jeff Sims nursing a foot injury and No. 1 backup Zach Pyron out with a damaged collarbone, interim coach Brent Key stated Tuesday.Sims, the team

‘s starter since 2020, will spend the remainder of the season in treatment and will not belong of group activities, Secret said.Sims dressed the previous three weeks and was noted as available on an emergency basis however he didn’t take a snap when Pyron was hurt and had to leave last week’s 35-14 house loss to Miami in the 4th quarter. Sims at first hurt his foot in a loss Oct. 20 to Virginia.2 Related

“He’s frustrated he has an injury that’s preventing him from being complete speed and permitting him to be part of the group,” Secret said. “Even if on paper you clinically can [play], every day you wake and feel a bit different. The ability for him to go out and be the individual he wishes to be on the field didn’t present itself at the time.”

Zach Gibson, a transfer from Akron, will start when Georgia Tech (4-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) check outs No. 13 North Carolina (9-1, 6-0) on Saturday. Taisun Phommachanh, a transfer from Clemson, will serve as the primary backup. Phommachanh, who played in 13 games over three seasons as a backup with Clemson, has not taken a snap this year.Pyron will have surgical treatment on Thursday.Gibson has completed 25 of 51 passes for 224

yards, one touchdown and 2 interceptions.”We’ve got enough quarterbacks to be able to take a snap,”Key said,” and we’ll prepare all those guys to be able to dip into their best on Saturday.”