ATLANTA — With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn’t revealed who will start at quarterback.
That’s not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with a decision.
Coy as always, Johnson indicated Tuesday that he knows who will get the nod when the Yellow Jackets take on the Volunteers in the second of two Chick-fil-A Kickoff games at Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium .
But it looks as though he’ll wait until the first offensive series Monday night to let everyone else in on the secret.
“We may play all four of ’em in the first game,” Johnson said with a smile.
Junior Matthew Jordan is the most experienced of four candidates who battled through spring practice and into the preseason for the chance to replace three-year starter Justin Thomas at the most important position in the triple-option offense.
But Johnson’s reluctance to name a starter might be an indication that he’s going in a different direction, at least for the first game. If that’s the case, junior TaQuon Marshall would likely be the next man up. Then again, given Johnson’s penchant for catching people totally off guard, don’t rule out Lucas Johnson or Jay Jones, a pair of redshirt freshmen.
