Georgia Tech’s safety room entered the offseason with a lot to sort out, and Vinnie Sunseri has spent the months since then trying to bring order to one of the youngest groups on the roster.
Sunseri, hired by Brent Key in the offseason ahead of the 2025 season, inherited a position room that lost both starting safeties and now stands as the least experienced group on Georgia Tech’s 2026 roster. On Wednesday, he met with the media and laid out where things stand as fall camp gets rolling.
The first stretch was all about getting everyone on the same page. When Sunseri and the safeties first got together in the spring, there was plenty to absorb - Georgia Tech itself, the people around the program and the culture they were stepping into. Since then, the group has moved through spring work, summer workouts and now into camp.
“I think we’re doing a good job.”
Sunseri said the biggest thing he’s seen is buy-in. The young safeties have been willing to take coaching, follow the instructions from him and the rest of the staff, and do it at a high level even while understanding that not everything will come out clean right away.
He also leaned on the reality that growth in a room like this usually comes through mistakes, not around them.
“You learn from your mistakes.”
For Sunseri, the key has been the group’s focus. They’ve been listening, staying dialed in and taking in what they’re being taught as they continue to work through the early stages of camp.
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