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THE FLATS: Georgia Tech legend and 680 The Fan personality Joe Hamilton has been named color analyst for football broadcasts on the Georgia Tech Sports Network, beginning this season. Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins made the announcement live during “The Locker Room,” Hamilton’s daily morning drive show on 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan.

Today we had to interrupt your regularly scheduled programming on @680TheFan for an important announcement from @CoachCollins and the Georgia Tech Sports Network.

We expect the stand to grow on September 5th. Welcome Joe! 🏈 @GTAthletics pic.twitter.com/CxBvf00gbh

— Andy Demetra (@AndyDemetra) July 28, 2022

Perhaps the most decorated football student-athlete in Georgia Tech history, Hamilton was a four-year starter at quarterback for the Yellow Jackets from 1996 to 1999. As a senior in 1999, he was a first-team All-American consensus, he won the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s top quarterback and finished as the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, the most a Yellow Jacket has ever finished. voting for college football’s most prestigious award. He finished his career as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time leader in total offense (10,640 yards), touchdown passes (65) and total touchdowns (83) and was selected as one of the 50 members of the ACC 50th Anniversary Team in 2002. In 2014, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

“First of all, I’m happy for Georgia Tech fans everywhere, because I’ve never met a Tech fan who doesn’t love Joe Hamilton,” said Andy Demetra, director of broadcasting and Georgia Tech announcer. “But the reason Joe will be the next color analyst for the Georgia Tech Sports Network is because he has the eyes for these QBs. And it became apparent throughout our interview process that he can break it down with clarity and sharpness why a play was successful, why it wasn’t, and that’s the essence of what a color commentator does. You wrap it up with all the charisma and magnetism that Joe has and it was very clear to us that he’s the guy that we wanted to be with us in the booth.”

Hamilton has been an on-air personality on Atlanta’s 680 The Fan since 2018, first on the mid-morning show “Hometeam and Hamilton” on 680’s sister station, SportsXtra 106.3 FM, before moving into the coveted role of morning drive to “The Locker”. Room” in 2021.

“It’s very rare that you get a chance to do something like this, so I’m so happy,” Hamilton said. “It’s my alma mater. It’s gold and white, no question about it. I’m super excited and can’t wait for my toes to meet the leather.”

The Georgia Tech Sports Network kicks off the 2022 campaign on Monday, Sept. 5, when the Yellow Jackets host Clemson in the Chick-fil-A home opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The start is set at 8 p.m. and Hamilton, Demetra, reporter Wiley Ballard and hosts Brandon Joseph and Chris Mooneyham will hit the airwaves on Georgia Tech Sports Network’s flagship station, 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan and network affiliates across the state in Georgia from 6 p.m.

2022 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL SEASON PASSES

With less than 50 days until Georgia Tech’s highly anticipated season opener against Clemson at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, season tickets for the 2022 season are now on sale. The Yellow Jackets’ attractive 2022 home slate includes the Jackets’ first game on Sept. 5 against Clemson in the second edition of Tech’s “Mayhem at Mercedes-Benz Stadium” series, as well as matchups with Ole Miss (Sept. 17 ), Virginia (October). 20) and Miami (November 12) at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Season tickets, which include all six of the Jackets’ home schedule and exclusive benefits such as exclusive concessions and merchandise discounts at Bobby Dodd Stadium, priority parking access and tickets to away games and discounts on admission to the College Football Hall of Fame and Illuminarium Atlanta, starting at just $299.

Three-game mini-season packages are also available, giving fans the opportunity to choose tickets to three of the Yellow Jackets’ six home games in 2022, starting at just $175.

To become a Georgia Tech Football Season Ticket Member, click HERE to purchase tickets online or click HERE to be contacted by a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Ticketing Team. For more information, call the Georgia Tech Athletics Box Office at 888-TECH-TIX or visit ramblinwreck.com/footballtickets.

The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech athletics, providing scholarships, operations and facilities support to Georgia Tech’s more than 400 student-athletes. Be a part of developing Georgia Tech’s Everyday Champions and help the Yellow Jackets compete for championships at the highest levels of college athletics by supporting the Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships directly to Georgia Tech student-athletes. For more information on how to support the Yellow Vests, visit atfund.org.

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