Head coach Brent Key fiery after loss drops Georgia Tech to last in ACC

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech football and head coach Brent Key have been inching toward a breaking point all season. A 44-17 home loss to Louisville that dropped the Yellow Jackets to last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference was enough for Key to begin his postgame press conference with an apology. kAmv6@C8:2 %649 Wa\f[ `\d prrX H2D @FE82:?65 cde\bd_ 6? C@FE6 E@ :ED 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E =@DD 2?5 :ED `_E9 =@DD :? `a 82>6D D:?46 2 h\` DE2CE E@ =2DE J62C] p J62C C6>@G65 7C@> =625:?8 E96 72?32D6 E@ 36=:6G:?8 E92E 2 r@==686 u@@E32== !=2J@77 2AA62C2?46 H2D @? E96 9@C:K@?[ z6J 92D C6D@CE65 E@ E2<:?8 @FE 7CFDEC2E:@? @? E96 A@5:F> >:4C@A9@?6 27E6C 2?@E96C 5:D2AA@:?E:?8 $2EFC52J]k^Am kAm“x 2A@=@8:K6 :? 25G2?46 :7 x 86E =@F5 :? 96C6 2?5 x 2> ?@E 5:C64E:?8 E92E 2E 2?J @?6 A6CD@?[” z6J @A6?65 :? 2 3@@>:?8 G@:46 E@ C6A@CE6CD] “qFE x 2> 52>? A:DD65 @77] s2>? A:DD65 @77] %96 H2J H6 4@249[ E96 H2J H6 A=2J[ :EVD 6>32CC2DD:?8] xEVD 2 ;@<6] xE DE2CED H:E9 >6] x 6] *629[ H6VC6 AFEE:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 :?E@ H:??:?8 82>6D] s@?VE E9:?< 7@C 2 D64@?5 A=2??:?8 92D ?@E 2=C625J 368F? @? >2<:?8 E9:D E9:?8 E96 AC@8C2> E92E @FC 72?D[ @FC A=2J6CD[ @FC 3@@DE6CD[ 25>:?:DEC2E:@? 2?5 @FC 2=F>?: 52>? 56D6CG6] *6==@H y24<6E ?2E:@? 56D6CG6D 36EE6C] tG6CJ@?6 E92E H@C6 E96 H9:E6 2?5 8@=5 56D6CG6D 36EE6C]”k^Am kAm%96 7@C>6C v6@C8:2 %649 @776?D:G6 =:?6>2? 92D C@56 E96 9:89D 2?5 =@HD @7 E96 =2DE bed 52JD :? pE=2?E2[ E2<:?8 E96 AC@8C2> E@ :ED 36DE ru! C2?<:?8 D:?46 a_`c 367@C6 D66:?8 E96 AC@8C6DD 5:D2AA62C :? 2 D62D@? H96C6 D66>:?8=J 6G6CJE9:?8 92D 8@?6 HC@?8]k^Am kAmz6J H@F=5?’E A@:?E E@ 2 A2CE:4F=2C 2C62 2D E96 4F=AC:E @7 E96 H@CDE D62D@? D:?46 v6@77 r@==:?D H2D E96 9625 4@249[ 3FE :E D@F?5D =:<6 z6J 92D 2? :562 @7 :ED @C:8:?]k^Am kAm“%96C6’D ?F>6C@FD E9:?8D E92E 4@>A:=6 2?5 255 FA[” z6J D2:5] “x 766= AC6EEJ DFC6 E92E x 92G6 2 8@@5 8C2DA @? H92E’D E2<:?8 A=246] $@>6 @7 E96D6 E9:?8D E@@< A=246 :? y2?F2CJ] (:E9@FE D:?8=:?8 @FE 2?J @?6 A6CD@? @C @?6 E9:?8[ x’== ;FDE D2J :E’D 6G6CJ3@5J]”k^Am kAm~? $2EFC52J[ 7:CDE\J62C DE2CE6C p=36CE@ |6?5@K2 4@>A=6E65 `b @7 ad A2DD6D 7@C `cg J2C5D 2?5 2 E@F495@H?[ H9:=6 2 32EE6C65 v6@C8:2 %649 5676?D6 DFCC6?56C65 ad` CFD9:?8 J2C5D :? 2 82>6 E92E 82G6 E96 *6==@H y24<6ED 2 D6G6?E9 =@DD 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 z6J E@@< @G6C >:5J62C :? a_aa]k^Am kAm{:?4@=? z:6?9@=K E@DD65 7@C `ga J2C5D 2?5 EH@ E@F495@H?D 7@C {@F:DG:==6 We\b[ d\aX[ H9:49 H@? :ED 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E 82>6 2?5 E9:C5 :? 2 C@H @G6C E96 *6==@H y24<6ED]k^Am kAmp7E6C {@F:DG:==6 25565 @? E@ :ED af\`_ 92=7E:>6 =625 H:E9 r2CD@? w:=36CE’D ah\J2C5 7:6=5 8@2=[ E96 r2C5:?2=D >256 :E bf\`_ @? xD224 qC@H?’D ``\J2C5 CFD9:?8 E@F495@H? H:E9 dica C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 E9:C5 BF2CE6C]k^Am kAmu@C E96 E9:C5 DEC2:89E 82>6[ vC25J p52>D@? C6A=2465 |6?5@K2 :? E96 D64@?5 92=7] %96 v6@C8:2 %649 324 E96 *6==@H y24<6ED’ 567:4:E E@ a_ H:E9 ci`d =67E :? E96 7@FCE9]k^Am kAm{@F:DG:==6 7:?:D965 E96 CF?2H2J G:4E@CJ H:E9 qC2IE@? y6??:?8D’ a\J2C5 CFD9:?8 E@F495@H? :? E96 7:?2= >:?FE6D E@ A@FC D2=E :? E96 H@F?5 @7 E96 ?@H 3@H=\:?6=:8:3=6 *6==@H y24<6ED]k^Am kAm(9:=6 z6J 2==F565 E@ 9:D F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 E96 4CFI @7 >2EE6C D6G6C2= E:>6D :? E96 7:6CJ A@DE82>6 >@?@=@8F6[ 96 H2D?’E 23D@=G:?8 9:>D6=7 7C@> 2== 3=2>6]k^Am kAm“x’> ?6G6C 8@:?8 E@ D:E FA 96C6 2?5 >2<6 2? 6I4FD6[” D2:5 z6J[ ?@H ah\af Wa`\`e :? E96 prrX D2:5] “x’> 8@:?8 E@ E2<6 E96 3F==6ED 7@C 2== @7 :E] %92E’D >J ;@3] %92E’D H92E 2 =6256C 5@6Dj E92E’D H92E 2 9625 4@249 5@6D]”k^Am kAmp7E6C w:=36CE’D ca\J2C5 7:6=5 8@2= 82G6 {@F:DG:==6 2 b\_ =625[ v6@C8:2 %649 3C:67=J 6 2E E9C66 2A:646 @? p:52? q:CC’D ca\J2C56C H:E9 ei`h =67E :? E96 7:CDE BF2CE6C]k^Am kAm{@F:DG:==6 3682? :ED ?6IE 5C:G6 H:E9 z:6?9@=K’D `d\J2C5 A2DD E@ y2=66= $<:??6C[ 367@C6 2 ba\J2C5 A2DD E@ %C6J$9F? wFCCJ AFD965 E96 32== E@ v6@C8:2 %649’D h\J2C5 =:?6] %H@ A=2JD =2E6C[ E96 r2C5:?2=D H6?E 29625 `_\b @? z:6?9@=K’D g\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD E@ %C6 #:492C5D@?]k^Am kAmv6@C8:2 %649’D E9C66\2?5\@FE H2D 7@==@H65 3J z:6?9@=K’D c\J2C5 E@F495@H? DEC:<6 E@ wFCCJ[ 8:G:?8 E96 r2C5:?2=D 2 `f\b 6586 H:E9 `aib` C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 7:CDE 92=7]k^Am kAm|6?5@K2 2?5 4@>A2?J 4@F=5?’E 86E 2?JE9:?8 8@:?8 @? E96 ?6IE 5C:G6 2?5 #:492C5D@? CFD965 7@C 2 da\J2C5 E@F495@H? E@ >2<6 :E ac\b H:E9 `_ >:?FE6D =67E 367@C6 92=7E:>6]k^Am kAmw:=36CE’D ab\J2C56C AFD965 E96 =625 E@ af\b[ 367@C6 v6@C8:2 %649 D2=G2865 2 3CFE2= 7:CDE 92=7 H:E9 |6?5@K2’D `_\J2C5 E@F495@H? A2DD E@ D6=5@>\FD65 ;F?:@C xD2:29 uF9C>2?? E92E 4FE E96 *6==@H y24<6ED’ 92=7E:>6 567:4:E E@ `f]k^Am kAm(:E9 E9C66 82>6D =67E 282:?DE r=6>D@?[ }@] `e (2<6 u@C6DE 2?5 D@@?\E@\36 }@] ` v6@C8:2 – 6249 82>6D v6@C8:2 %649 H:== 36 F?56C5@8D :? – z6J :D A=625:?8 H:E9 9:D E62> E@ 7:89E] x7 E96JVC6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 36 E96 >@DE E2=6?E65 E62> @? E96 7:6=5[ z6J ?665D E96 *6==@H y24<6ED E@ =@@< =:<6 E96J 42C6 >@C6 E92? E96:C @AA@?6?E]k^Am kAm“x7 J@F H2?E E@ 8@ 324< 2?5 =@@< 2E E96 =2DE d_ J62CD 2E H92E v6@C8:2 %649 7@@E32== :D[ E96C6’D 2 46CE2:? 3C2?5 @7 v6@C8:2 %649 7@@E32== — 2?5 x