Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White was hard to miss in Monday night’s loss to Clemson, but White wasn’t satisfied.
“Personally, I didn’t feel I had my best game,” White said after the Yellow Jackets’ 41-10 defeat at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. “I feel like I was moving slow, not making the right read assignments that I was doing. So, that’s unacceptable. I need to go watch film and work to come better next week.”
White had two sacks of Clemson quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and five tackles total. He was part of a defensive effort that held up into the third quarter. Clemson had scored 14 points on its first eight possessions, and the touchdown was scored after a blocked punt gave the Tigers the ball on the Tech 5-yard line. (Clemson scored 27 points on its final five possessions.)
“I feel our defense is the nucleus of this team,” White said. “Not saying anything to the offense, but I feel like our defense is where most of our seniors are, and we have a lot of senior leadership. And I feel like as a whole, we stayed cohesive as a unit (Monday).”
After transferring from Old Dominion before the 2021 season, White suffered an ankle injury before the start of preseason and appeared in the final four games, totaling four tackles and half a sack. Now healthy, White has had high expectations placed upon him to create a pass-rush threat off the edge. For one game so far, White has delivered.
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