Was there ever any doubt who would get the first carry of the 2015 Georgia Tech season?
You didn’t need to study any old game film to know. Didn’t need a spy inside the Tech offices. You just needed one rather unsettling memory.
Nearly 10 months after he shattered his leg on this same field, A-back Broderick Snoddy took the handoff from Justin Thomas Thursday and broke off what was a modest gain by the standards of this cupcake opener — eight yards.
The fact that he popped up, excited and looking for more, was the most significant aspect of the play.