Following his worst day on the job in nine years, Ray Rychleski had some long hours in his office ahead of him. Georgia Tech’s special-teams coordinator accepted responsibility for three costly special-teams errors that helped Duke win its second game in a row over the Yellow Jackets last Saturday.
“We take pride in our coverage teams and we let the team down,” he said. “I let the team down.”
The Jackets devoted time Monday to reviewing the special-teams breakdowns – a botched punt snap, a 69-yard punt return by Duke and a momentum-stealing 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown – and correcting them in on-field work.