Georgia Tech offensive line coach Todd Spencer has resigned after he violated NCAA recruiting rules by sending text messages to recruits, the school announced Wednesday.The NCAA prohibits all electronic correspondence to recruits with the exception of faxes and emails.The violation was discovered by an internal investigation within the athletic department, and coach Paul Johnson recommended to... [Read More]

Georgia Tech starting cornerback Louis Young will not play against Utah in the Hyundai Sun Bowl for disciplinary reasons, according to a school spokesman.Young started all 12 games this year and is tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 52. He also has three tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one interception and a forced fumble.Young, a sophomore, had his first career interception last... [Read More]

Georgia Tech has notified the NCAA of its plans to appeal the decision made by the Committee on Infractions announced earlier this month. Georgia Tech was required to notify the NCAA of its intent to appeal by July 28. The specific grounds of the appeal are still under consideration, but the university has 30 days to file a written appeal. Georgia Tech is facing stiff sanctions, including the... [Read More]

Four months after the NCAA began an investigation at Georgia Tech that resulted in the vacation of the Yellow Jackets’ 2009 ACC title, a Tech assistant coach ran afoul of rules that has earned him a one-game suspension. Co-offensive line coach Todd Spencer will not coach in the Jackets’ season opener against Western Carolina for making impermissible phone calls to Tech prospects. Five other... [Read More]

Paul Johnson doesn’t cheat. Doesn’t like cheaters. Calls the suggestion that he would cheat “almost insulting.” “I’m sure I cheated in board games,” the Georgia Tech coach said. “And when I played, yeah, you’d do stuff. Move the ball forward. Move it back. Kick it. Maybe grab a guy where you’re not supposed to. But heck, everybody does that.” But not as a coach. It’s why Johnson took a verbal... [Read More]

The NCAA's Committee on Infractions has placed Georgia Tech on four years' probation, vacated its 2009 ACC football championship game victory and placed limits on men's basketball scholarships after citing the school with rules violations, including failure to cooperate with its investigation. "According to the committee, the university's failure to cooperate and meet the... [Read More]