The portal can add to or take away from programs, and managing the rapidly changing nature of transfers has a major impact on how your program

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Watch JOL publisher Kelly Quinlan and staff writer Alex Farrer answer questions from Yellow Jacket fans about the 2026 Georgia Tech football schedule

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JOL TV: Overreaction Monday talking GT's 2026 football schedule release

Georgia Tech's full 2026 schedule was announced on Monday evening as the full ACC conference slate was released by the league.  Jackets' head coach

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Georgia Tech's full 2026 schedule revealed as ACC slate is announced

Georgia Tech fans are breathing easier after some late big offensive portal additions and head football coach Brent Key's work to keep his core guys

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Georgia Tech football added a couple of huge pieces for the 2026 season with the commitments of quarterback Alberto Mendoza (Indiana) and wide

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Where Tech's football roster stands going into spring ball

It wasn't long after the confetti stopped falling in Miami on Monday night following Indiana's national championship win that rumors of Hoosiers'

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Jackets add big portal piece in former Indiana QB Alberto Mendoza

Using some loopholes, Georgia Tech still can enroll players for the spring semester this week, and the main target for the Jackets remains a portal

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Tech aims to close strong in final portal push

Georgia Tech's portal work is nearing an end, and Brent Key's staff for the 2026 season is nearly finalized. Topics relating to both aspects of the

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Watch JOL publisher Kelly Quinlan and staff writer Alex Farrer as they take questions about Georgia Tech football's work in the transfer portal, what

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JOL TV: Overreaction Sunday talking GT's portal work and more

Georgia Tech and head coach Brent Key continued their active 2026 transfer portal cycle on Sunday afternoon as the Jackets added another commitment,

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Tech adds physical, productive WR Fuhrmann via portal

Georgia Tech has found its new wide receivers coach, according to a report from CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz on Sunday and confirmed by the JOL staff, as

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Sources: GT expected to hire Jafar Williams as new wide receivers coach

Georgia Tech got some good news on the defensive side of the ball on Sunday morning as linebacker Melvin Jordan IV announced via X that he would be

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LB Jordan announces he's withdrawing from portal, returning to GT

Georgia Tech added another to its 2026 transfer portal haul on Saturday night as veteran wide receiver Jaiven Plummer committed to Brent Key and the

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Jackets add veteran WR Plummer via the portal

The deadline to enter the transfer portal closed on Friday, but three Georgia Tech players got their names in there before it was too late, including

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Jackets lose three more to portal as window to enter closes

In college football, transfers must submit their paperwork to enter the transfer portal by midnight on Friday night/Saturday morning. Georgia Tech's

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Tech's roster situation as the portal closes

Georgia Tech had several portal visitors on campus on Thursday with three of those making a commitment to play for head coach Brent Key and the

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GT makes good impression on portal CB Graves during visit

The 2026 transfer portal continued to be good to Georgia Tech and head coach Brent Key on Thursday specifically at the tight end position as the

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Tech adds third tight end transfer with commitment of Harris

Georgia Tech's defensive secondary picked up some experience, depth and talent on Thursday afternoon as former South Florida cornerback Jonas Duclona

USF transfer CB Jonas Duclona

Jackets pick up portal commitment from veteran CB Duclona

Georgia Tech and head coach Brent Key have had a busy last couple weeks with the 2026 transfer portal window opening as they have already gotten 14

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GT hosting five portal visitors on Thursday

Georgia Tech's staff went into this portal cycle knowing they needed to add a lot of bodies to the roster up front on the defensive side, and Brent

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Tech adds more defensive line help with portal commit from Griffin

Georgia Tech and head coach Brent Key made a huge splash on Wednesday with the addition of one of the top players available in the transfer portal in

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Jackets make splash addition with portal commitment of RB Haynes

Georgia Tech football has 13 portal commitments so far and a handful of remaining spots left to fill. We take a look at each position group as of

Georgia Tech gold helmets from the win over Temple in 2025.

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Gold Helmets

A look at where Tech stands in week two of the portal and top remaining targets

The Ivy League to Georgia Tech transfer pipeline continued on Tuesday as head coach Brent Key, tight ends coach Nathan Brock and the Jackets added

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Jackets' new portal TE commit Mermans recaps decision

Georgia Tech continued to add important pieces for the 2026 football roster with another Ivy League tight commitment. Former Yale standout Spencer

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Georgia Tech lands Yale tight end Spencer Mermans

Georgia Tech football coach Brent Key is navigating the Yellow Jacket longboat through the channels of portal season. The transfer portal, coaching

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