Chris Weinke breaks down the similarities and differences between each Georgia Tech QB

Weinke spoke to the media after practice on Friday afternoon

Jackson Caudell | Aug 5, 2023

Chris Weinke breaks down the similarities and differences between each Georgia Tech QB /

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At the end of the first week of fall practice for Georgia Tech, the quarterback battle is still raging on. GT kicks off its season against Louisville in 27 days, but the Cardinals are not the main focus for Tech right now. Georgia Tech is still trying to decide which of its three quarterbacks is going to be the starter and the battle is not going to be over anytime soon.

Quarterbacks coach and Co-OC Chris Weinke spoke with the media on Friday after practice and when asked about the similarities and differences between each quarterback, this is what Weinke had to say:

"I think the unique thing is that each one of them has played a college football game before and when you look at the experience of Haynes King, he played and started a lot of games in the SEC, obviously he battled and was challenged with some injuries and he has overcome those. His football IQ is off the charts. He is the son of a high school football coach, it is really important to him and there is no doubt that he has toughness.

Zach Pyron comes in last year as a true freshman after being our scout team guy and the guy won with his heart. I would never expect a freshman to know all of the intricacies of playing successful football at a high level as a true freshman, at this position it is too hard. What you saw on the field from him was that competitive character.

Zach Gibson gets thrown into the battle and at the end of the day goes and wins a big game against North Carolina and I was proud of the way that he played against Georgia.

So at the end of the day, they are all a little bit different but there are some similarities. I can say that the toughness is part of all three of them. The skill level and talent are a little bit different, Haynes and Zach (Pyron) are going to be able to run a little bit better and I think Zach Gibson brings the ability to layer the football and has good touch, good accuracy. So they are all a little bit different and that is why this is so fun."

Georgia Tech quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke — Chris Weinke talked about the Georgia Tech quarterback battle on Friday / Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Some of Weinke's comments echoed what head coach Brent Key and offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner have said this week.

Key said that the battle is a good thing for the team and not to expect an announcement anytime soon:

"With the quarterback situation, we have a great battle between three guys that have college experience, college game experience, big-time game experience. We are as fortunate as any team in the country in terms of the depth we have at that position and right now it is a lot of installation and a lot of routes on air, those kinds of things, getting timing down.

Like I have said before, it is different when you have the helmets on and the cleats as opposed in the summer and doing 7-on-7's. Every day is an evaluation of those guys, how they do in team periods, how they do off the field, how they transition from one play to the other. We have a good thing to have right now and that is experience and that is probably the same answer that I am going to give for the next three weeks. Don't plan on an announcement coming anytime soon"

Faulkner said that the coaching staff is in no hurry to announce the starter:

"First of all, he has to be the toughest guy in the building. In this day and age with the media and everything else, you have a lot to handle. Tough, a great leader... the beautiful thing about Coach (Chris) Weinke and I, we see it the same way. We did not know each other seven months ago and then we talked about quarterbacks and it was spot on, so we are aligned as far as that goes.

As far as the race, we are going to have all three guys getting reps, all three are getting an opportunity to play and whoever come out on top, you guys will know when we know or maybe even the first play of the game, but we are in no hurry to announce it, that is for sure."

The staff is giving all three guys a chance to win the job and the next few weeks are going to determine who separates themselves from the rest.

Georgia Tech kicks off the 2023 season against Louisville on Sept. 1st at 7:30 on ESPN.

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