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Ga Tech coach Key says two assistant coaches leaving football program

Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key speaks during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia Tech and Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key speaks during halftime of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia Tech and Georgia on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr.)

Posted Wednesday, January 4, 2023 1:44 pm

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key is making a couple of more changes to his staff, announcing Wednesday that a pair of defensive assistants are leaving the program.

David Turner, an assistant head coach and defensive run game coordinator, and defensive line coach Larry Knight will not be retained, Key said in a brief statement.

Turner is a 36-year coaching veteran of numerous Power Five schools who was added to the Georgia Tech staff by former coach Geoff Collins before the 2022 season.

Knight previously coached under Collins at Temple and followed him to Atlanta after he was hired as the Yellow Jackets coach ahead of the 2019 season.

Collins was fired after a 1-3 start to his fourth season, with Key taking over as the interim head coach. After the Yellow Jackets went 4-4 the rest of the way, Key got the full-time job.

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