It’s a well-known fact that sportswriters are usually a few fries short of a Happy Meal, but now and again, they even can recognize a telltale sign.
“Georgia Tech Coach Paul Johnson isn’t one to sing the praises of a freshman before the season,” said Ken Sugiura of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “But with (Dedrick) Mills he said in August that he was going to challenge and get some time, so right then that got our attention.”
Challenge he did as the 6-foot, 200-pound Mills ended up starting seven games and leading the team in rushing and touchdowns from the B-back position, or the tailback in Johnson’s run-heavy triple option offense for the Yellow Jackets.