This morning, Mark Stoops and Georgia Tech Head Coach Paul Johnson traveled to Jacksonville to formally accept their TaxSlayer Bowl invitations. They had a short press conference that, honestly, wasn’t too exciting, but there were a few nuggets worth sharing.
Of course the moderator asked about basketball
Poor Mark Stoops, he went all the way to Jacksonville and the moderator opened with a story about basketball, recalling a trip to Lexington in the 80’s on the night of Midnight Madness and how excited fans were to see the team. As he’s learned to do over the years, Stoops took it in stride.