Photo of Georgia Tech Running Back Jahmyr Gibbs during signifier connected Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Tech Athletics)
Georgia Tech moving backmost Jahmyr Gibbs, who finished 3rd successful the federation successful all-purpose yards, announced plans connected Monday to participate the transportation portal.
Gibbs made the announcement connected his Twitter account.
“After a agelong and hard process and talks with my family, I person decided to participate the transportation portal,” Gibbs wrote, adding “I person loved my clip present astatine Georgia Tech.”
Gibbs said helium has made “life agelong friends” with teammates and coaches, including moving backs manager Tashard Choice. “Thank y’all for believing successful maine and showing maine thing but emotion done the bully and atrocious times.”
Gibbs besides thanked Georgia Tech fans for their support.
Gibbs made the announcement 2 days aft Georgia Tech completed a 3-9 play with a 45-0 loss to No. 1 Georgia. Gibbs ran for lone 1 gait connected 2 carries earlier suffering an undisclosed wounded that prevented him from returning successful the 2nd half.
Georgia Tech finished with six consecutive defeats, including back-to-back losses to No. 6 Notre Dame and Georgia by a combined 100-0 margin.
Gibbs ran for 746 yards with 4 touchdowns successful 2021, his 2nd season. He added 470 yards receiving and 589 yards connected footwear returns for 1,805 all-purpose yards.
Gibbs rushed for a season-high 132 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown, successful a 48-40 nonaccomplishment to Virginia connected Oct. 23.
Gibbs’ determination comes 1 time aft third-year manager Geoff Collins announced the firings of 3 assistants: violative coordinator Dave Patenaude, co-defensive coordinator and safeties manager Nathan Burton and cornerbacks manager Jeff Popovich.
On Monday, diversion manager Todd Stansbury released a connection to fans successful which helium expressed his disappointment successful the season. He said Collins, who has posted 3 consecutive three-win seasons, has made progress.
“Our performances successful the last 2 games of the play were particularly disappointing and were a measurement back,” Stansbury said. “However, advancement was inactive evident astatine galore points during the people of the play … That does not marque the last results immoderate little frustrating oregon disappointing, but the borderline for mistake has been shrunk significantly. We present request to adjacent it.”
Stansbury said helium and Collins “are moving unneurotic to code wherefore we fell abbreviated of our standards and what needs to beryllium done to guarantee that our standards are met going forward. This began yesterday with unit changes that volition bring caller enactment to some sides of the ball. Together, we volition bash what we request to bash for this programme to beryllium palmy nether manager Collins’ leadership.”
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