College football’s next phase is here, and Georgia Tech is stepping into fall camp with plenty to sort out before the season kicks off.
The Yellow Jackets were picked to finish fifth in the ACC preseason media poll, which is the highest they’ve been projected under Brent Key. But as Key has made clear, that kind of preseason buzz only matters so much once the games start.
Georgia Tech still has real work ahead of it before opening against Colorado on Sept. 3.
Fall camp begins this week for the Yellow Jackets, and the full schedule runs as follows: Monday, August 3rd; Tuesday, August 4th; Wednesday, August 5th; Friday, August 7th; Monday, August 10th; Tuesday, August 11th; Wednesday, August 12th; Thursday, August 13th; Friday, August 14th; Saturday, August 15th; Monday, August 17th; Tuesday, August 18th; Wednesday, August 19th; Thursday, August 20th; and Saturday, August 22nd.
Once August 22nd passes, camp wraps up and Georgia Tech shifts fully into game prep for Colorado.
The timing matters, too. With two new coordinators and several new starters on both sides of the ball, these next few weeks are going to shape a lot of what the Yellow Jackets look like early in the season.
That’s especially true with Colorado and Tennessee waiting in the first two weeks. The Buffaloes may not be viewed as one of the Big 12’s top teams, but they still bring a Power Four test right out of the gate.
There are plenty of roster questions to answer along the way. Alberto Mendoza is set to be Georgia Tech’s quarterback in 2026, but the backup competition is still worth watching. The key question is how much Mendoza has grown since spring and whether he’s ready to steer the offense into the fall.
At receiver, the room is thin on experience, so the staff will be looking for new targets to step up behind Jordan Allen and Isaiah Fuhrmann. Up front, the offensive line has major battles brewing at left guard and right tackle.
On defense, the front four has drawn a lot of attention this offseason, and now it has to prove it can actually deliver as a dependable unit in both the pass rush and run game. The secondary is also in flux, with five starters gone, so how fast that group comes together will matter.
Georgia Tech’s identity hasn’t changed, and now the Yellow Jackets are ready to get on the field and start sorting it all out.
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