BREAKING: Georgia Tech Wide Receivers Coach Josh Crawford Leaving for Position on Georgia Bulldogs Staff

Crawford spent one season in Atlanta coaching the wide receivers

Georgia Tech is going to be losing one of its top assistants to its arch-rival. 

According to multiple reports, Georgia Tech wide receivers coach Josh Crawford is going to be taking the running backs coaching job for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. Crawford spent one season in Atlanta as the wide receivers coach and did a great job in developing guys like Eric Singleton Jr (one of the nation's top freshmen receivers) and also landing some big recruits like 2024 four-star wide receiver Isiah Canion. 

#GaTech WR coach Josh Crawford will pull off a rare move jumping from the Jackets to UGA as we started reporting on earlier tonight.https://t.co/G5y44RFEWw pic.twitter.com/Ot2TDmF4Mx

— Kelly Quinlan (@Kelly_Quinlan) February 26, 2024

This could be a big loss for Georgia Tech. Crawford did some impressive things while in Atlanta in terms of developing receivers and on the recruiting trail. Brent Key deserves the benefit of the doubt when it comes to making a hire, but Crawford will be tough to replace. 

From his bio at Georgia Tech Athletics: 

"With a decade as one of the state of Georgia’s most successful and respected high school coaches and two seasons coaching in one of college football’s most prolific offenses under his belt, Josh Crawford enters his first season as Georgia Tech’s wide receivers coach.

Crawford comes to The Flats after two seasons at Western Kentucky, where he served as outside receivers coach in 2021 and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2022. In his two seasons at WKU, Crawford’s wideouts combined for a whopping 10,339 receiving yards and 94 touchdowns.

Prior to making the jump to the college ranks, Crawford established himself as one of the nation’s top offensive coaches in the high school ranks, coaching at five of Georgia’s most storied and successful programs – Colquitt County H.S., Valdosta H.S., Lee County H.S., Jefferson County H.S. and Greater Atlanta Christian (2010-12 – running backs/tight ends) In his 11 seasons in the high school ranks, Crawford helped lead three teams to Georgia 6A state championships and one national title. He coached six all-state receivers, four of which went on to play at the Power Five level.

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