After an eye-opening 2014 season for Georgia Tech and Justin Thomas, expectations soared for both.
Though Thomas lost his reliable receivers, A-backs and B-backs heading into 2015, coach Paul Johnson hoped his quarterback would be able to carry an inexperienced crew until they all understood their new roles.
Anybody who follows the Jackets knows how this story ended in December. Injuries and inexperience hamstrung Georgia Tech and Thomas, who was far less productive than anybody anticipated.
He went from 1,000 yards rushing to failing to even reach 500 yards; his yards per carry went from 5.