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October 30, 2012

Georgia Tech going through transition

Associated Press

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech's football team could be headed for its second losing record in three years.

The men's basketball team, which opens a new arena on campus next month, won just 11 games last season and went 4-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Some fans might be displeased that athletic director Dan Radakovich has decided to leave and take the same job at Clemson while the Yellow Jackets endure these growing pains.

But interim athletic director Paul Griffin says the school's two biggest revenue programs — football and men's basketball — will not be neglected during the search for Radakovich's replacement.

"Dan's departure is a big deal, but it's nowhere near a crisis in that perspective," Griffin said. "I think Dan's greatest contribution is the fact that he's built a strong management team of lots of people with not only talents and skills but experiences."

Football coach Paul Johnson has known since late summer that Radakovich would be a strong a candidate at Clemson.

Considering that the Yellow Jackets have lost four of their last five games, it might seem that the loss of Radakovich could diminish Johnson's support in the administration, but Johnson is not concerned.

"As far as from a program standpoint, you move forward," Johnson said. "I'm sure they're going to hire a qualified person to be the athletic director and what I've got to do is try to make sure we're given the means to be successful on this level."

Johnson said his primary focus this week is to help Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) win on Saturday at Maryland (4-4, 2-2).

 

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