From the folks over at Scout.com:
The big twist was losing two-year starter Joseph Gilbert, who still had two years of eligibility remaining. Gilbert, a smart kid by all accounts, redshirted in 2007, started in ’08 and ’09, and then will soon complete all of his requirements for graduation. Some guys graduate early and get another degree in order to extend their college football career. Gilbert wants to go to graduate school but Tech generally speaking doesn’t allow in student to the graduate programs without some work experience. Joseph was denied admission at GT and it appears he may go to Georgia State to play out his eligibility and get his graduate degree following the spring semester at Tech. Some will ask why there was an exception made for Darryl Richard, who similarly graduated from Tech early and entered the MBA program. He was given exception based on a body of work at school that was filled with many on campus activities in addition to being a football player. His work included serving as president of the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board.
In addition to Gilbert leaving with remaining eligibility, Clyde Yandell is also likely to join Gilbert at Georgia State. Though the Yandell departure doesn’t hold the same weight as losing a two-year starter, it was another dent in the numbers on the offensive line when the plan in place only called for landing two linemen. Knowing what we know now in regard to all of the unnatural attrition, I’m sure the coaches would have planned to sign at least three offensive linemen.
Link: http://georgiatech.scout.com/2/956525.html
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