Cord Howard News

Four bowl games, four losses. It's not what Georgia Tech's seniors thought they would experience when they enrolled five years ago.

Ask Cord Howard to recap the handiwork of Georgia Tech's offensive line this season, and the veteran guard will give a direct and somewhat optimistic reply.

It all happened so quickly, Cord Howard barely had time to reflect on what exactly he had just seen.

A telling sign of how prolific Georgia Tech's offense was this season: Nearly half of its starters made the all-Atlantic Coast Conference first team.

Combined they've played in more than 200 games. Brant Sanderlin, AJC For Georgia Tech departing seniors, last year's win over UGA at Sanford Stadium stands out among their fondest memories of their career at Tech.

North Carolina cornerback Kendric Burney earned an award from the Atlantic Coast Conference after breaking one of the league's records.

Georgia Tech offensive lineman Cord Howard and defensive tackle Ben Anderson were honored by the ACC on Monday for their performances in the Yellow Jackets' 49-10 victory against Duke on Saturday.

Mario Edwards flipped the bright orange orb into the air and chuckled. "Yep, a fan threw it to me, and I caught it," the Georgia Tech free safety said, grinning.

It was a warm, clear-skied November day on North Carolina soil when they last celebrated such an occasion.

Georgia Tech had rebounded from a September loss at Miami to take control of the ACC Coastal Division race.

For now, Nick McRae may not be the most game-used member of Georgia Tech's offensive line.

After 10 straight weeks of knocking around opposing linemen, the grind of a long season has seemed to catch up with some Georgia Tech players.

To the surprise and chagrin of those around him, Kam Chancellor sat defiant as he delivered the definitive statement.

For a team that had scored more than 60 percent of its points in the first half and was first in the ACC in producing yards, Georgia Tech's first half was nothing for the scrapbook.

Once the huddle forms, the sound of a singular voice is heard. Calm, focused and intent on scoring, the speaker directs his 10 peers to mind their assignments for the sake of touchdown glory.

Each week of the Atlantic Coast Conference features the rise of a new contender and the fall of a few pretenders.

Cord Howard chose his words methodically and meticulously, because behind them was an emphatic message he wanted his teammates to hear.

Georgia Tech guard Cord Howard was honored as the ACC's lineman of the week following the Yellow Jackets' 49-44 victory against Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee.

Duke's Thaddeus Lewis is the Atlantic Coast Conference's offensive back of the week.

On the first snap of the game, Jonathan Dwyer went 74 yards for a touchdown to give Georgia Tech a 7-0 lead against Jacksonville State.