2. First flight for Jackets

Tech will take its first plane flight of the season after having bused to Florida State for the opener. In a nonpandemic year, this would not rate much attention, but this is not a nonpandemic year.

“With the plane thing, it is kind of sketchy with coronavirus going around, but at the end of the day, I trust the protocols and all the things our program has in place to make sure we’re safe and taken care of,” defensive tackle Djimon Brooks said.

Tech also will be the first visitor to the renovated Carrier Dome, which underwent a $118 million renovation