FLORHAM PARK, N.J. The fascination started last October.
New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas received word from one of his scouts that there was a college junior out west he needed to watch. The 2021 NFL draft was six months away, but this was his typical starting point for in-depth tape study on potential prospects. So he punched up the video of the Oct. 16 BYU-Houston game, and it changed the course of the franchise.
Douglas picked this game because it contained no fewer than four prospects, most notably Houston defensive end Payton Turner, who would become the first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints. BYU s offense included three draft-eligible players with pro potential, including a slick-throwing quarterback named Zach Wilson.
By Andy Demetra | Voice of the Yellow Jackets
The home team: Postponed versus N.C. State. An avalanche of threes versus Clemson. Better than 50 percent shooting in ACC play. A five-game win streak.
The visitors: Postponed versus N.C. State. An avalanche of threes versus Clemson. Better than 50 percent shooting in ACC play. A five-game win streak.
Georgia Tech (7-3, 3-1 ACC) and No. 13 Virginia (9-2, 5-0 ACC) meet in Charlottesville Saturday as near mirror images of one another, right down to the blowouts of Clemson in their most recent game. Tech’s ascendant offense will get a test Saturday – the Yellow Jackets have dropped six straight to the