Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King officially ruled out for Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech

After missing the game against Notre Dame last Saturday, Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King will miss another game. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, King will not be able to play on Saturday against the Hokies and Zach Pyron will be the starting quarterback for the Yellow Jackets.

Sources: Georgia Tech starting quarterback Haynes King will be out today against Virginia Tech. Veteran backup Zach Pyron will start again for Georgia Tech. https://t.co/eOXFw8fL6g

– Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 26, 2024

This season, King has been one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country. He has thrown for 1,568 yards, as well as eight touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 353 yards and six touchdowns this season. He currently leads the ACC with a 71% completion percentage.

On Saturday against Notre Dame, Pyron went 20-36 for 269 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, one of which ended up being a pick six. He also carried the ball 13 times for 45 yards.

These two teams didn’t play last season, but are very familiar with each other from their days in the ACC Coastal division. These two teams played every year between 2004 and 2019 (they did not play in the 2020 COVID season) and the Hokies currently lead the all-time series 11-8. An interesting stat in this series is that Georgia Tech has won the last four matchups in Blacksburg (2022, 2018, 2016 and 2014) and the Hokies haven’t beaten Georgia Tech at home since 2012.

In their last meeting, it was the first season for Hokies head coach Brent Pry, and Brent Key was still only the interim head coach. It was a close back-and-forth game, but true freshman quarterback Zach Pyron won his first start and beat Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium 28-27.

Virginia Tech may be 4-3, but two of those losses are non-conference losses and they still have hopes of reaching the ACC championship game if they can find a way to win. They are starting to play well and look like the team that many picked to be the dark horse in the ACC this season. However, they are not unbeatable if Georgia Tech can correct some of its mistakes from Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame.

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