Sources: Ga. Tech QB King out vs. Notre Dame

• Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close College Football Elder Author for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday.Georgia Tech will

be without star quarterback Haynes King versus No. 12 Notre Dame this weekend, sources informed ESPN, providing seasoned backup Zach Pyron his 3rd profession start.King has actually been handling an upper-body injury and has actually been thought about”daily”by Tech coach Brent Secret heading into the matchup with the Irish(5-1). Georgia Tech QB Haynes King will not play this week vs. No. 12 Notre Dame due to an injury. Zach Pyron will get the start. Lance King/Getty Images He’ll be changed by Pyron, a skilled backup who has actually played in 16 profession

games and started twice as a true freshman in 2022. Pyron has played situationally in all seven games for Georgia Tech(5-2)this season, representing five combined touchdowns.Pyron is the unusual veteran backup who remained, embraced his role and has actually been client in a transient environment. He has likewise logged a lot of important snaps for the Yellow Jackets, which included a hurrying touchdown in Georgia Tech’s upset of then-No. 10 Florida State in the opener in Dublin.He’ll play in place of King, a redshirt junior who has been a staple at Tech the previous two seasons after moving from Texas A&M.

King has tossed for 5,989 lawns in his career and has 8 passing touchdowns and simply one interception this year. He likewise rushed for 353 yards and 6 goals last season and threw for 1,568 yards.In Pyron, Tech has a gutsy backup who brings a double hazard and familiarity with Buster Faulker’s offense. He has actually completed 5-of-7 passing this year for 64 backyards and a goal. He has hurried 17 times in 7 games this season and has four rushing touchdowns.Pyron’s starts in 2022 consisted of an unforgettable comeback over Virginia Tech that showed to be an essential success in coach Brent Secret’s interim tenure.Pyron engineered a return trailing 27-16

in the last 10 minutes, putting together successive scoring drives of 90 backyards and 73 backyards to provide Georgia Tech a 28-27 success.

That included a 9-yard game-winning goal run with 3:30 left. Pyron passed for 253 lawns and a touchdown in that upset win, and he rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.The Yellow Jackets will be facing a Notre Dame group without its best defensive player, as star corner Benjamin Morrison will be out for the remainder of the season with a hip injury.