Georgia Tech QB King returns to begin vs

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 9, 2024, 07:55 AM ET

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College Football Senior Citizen Writer for ESPN. Expert for College Gameday.Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King went back to the lineup for Saturday’s game versus No. 4 Miami on Saturday.King, a redshirt junior, had actually missed out on Georgia Tech’s past 2 games, both losses, and rested over the bye last week.He received a majority of the first-team associates in practice today,

though he took Thursday and Friday off to rest and prepare to try to play, sources said.King’s status was fluid enough that sources stated Georgia Tech coaches prepared numerous tactical plan

: for King if he plays and for real freshman quarterback Aaron Philo.Philo played substantial snaps in Georgia Tech’s 21-6 loss to Virginia Tech on Oct. 26, finishing 11 of 26 passes for 184 yards with an interception. He has actually appeared in two games for Georgia Tech this season.With Georgia Tech coming off a bye, they are set to go back to near full health at other positions.Linebacker and leading tackler Kyle Efford also returned Saturday after missing the past 2 games.

Tailback Chad Alexander, the team’s second-leading rush, was also set to return after not playing against Virginia Tech.King is among the most efficient quarterbacks in college football, as he is 12-8 in 20 starts for Georgia Tech. That includes leading the Yellow Jackets to an upset of Miami last season.In King’s profession, which extends

back to Texas A&M, he has actually thrown for 5,989 lawns and hurried for 1,240. He has actually thrown for 45 touchdowns and hurried for 17 over the course of his career.Philo is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman from Bogart, Georgia, who played at Prince Avenue Christian School. He is the all-time leader in passing backyards in Georgia high school football with 13,922. He broke Trevor Lawrence’s record of 13,902 at Cartersville High School from 2014 to 2017.