Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

Jack, Jake, Akshay, and Maggie Scroggs deep dive into the two-faced Georgia Tech football performance against Virginia Tech and the many lessons we’ve learned halfway through the season. Then a dive into Tech volleyball’s weekend against Syracuse and Boston College, plus recaps of the dual meet tournament, Tech golf’s win, and the latest in cross country before ACCs.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Maggie Scroggs

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack, Jake, and Akshay cover Georgia Tech’s 28-25 win over Duke, what we learned from the game, and if it installed more confidence with Virginia Tech coming up. That and the latest on volleyball and men’s basketball.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Jake recap a strange week of ACC football results plus takeaways from Brent Key’s latest press conference. That and the latest in Tech volleyball’s matches in Chapel Hill and Durham, then tennis and cross country. And yes, Jake drives us into a ditch in the first five minutes of the episode.

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Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jake, Jack, and Akshay analyze the demoralizing and demotivating Georgia Tech football loss to Stanford, what we’ve seen over four games, and why the team is not headed in the right direction (thank god for the bye week). Then a check in on Tech volleyball’s stellar 2-0 weekend to begin ACC play with big opponents in North Carolina and Pitt looming.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Akshay recap Tech football’s win over Mercer, the changes to the 2027 schedule, volleyball’s loss to georgia, and Max Emberson’s second consecutive individual win for Tech golf, plus Thomas Fanning becoming the USG Chancellor.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack, Jake, and Akshay debrief after Georgia Tech’s 45-24 loss to #18 Tennessee and what it reflects about the state of the team. Then a recap of the week for Tech volleyball, tennis, and golf’s win at the Folds of Honor Collegiate.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

With Jack out of town, Jake and Akshay journey through the latest of news and notes on the Flats, including:

- Football's 14-13 loss to Colorado

- Volleyball's 3-0 weekend at the Georgia Tech classic

- and a bevy of results and fall slate starts from XC, Golf, MTEN, WTEN, and S&D!

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Hosts: Jake Grant, Akshay Easwaran

Production: Akshay Easwaran

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Akshay are at the mics this week to preview Georgia Tech Football’s season opener against the Colorado Buffaloes and recap a fantastic start to Georgia Tech Volleyball’s season up in Ames, Iowa.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

It’s an FTRS eras reunion at Scions of the Southland as Editor-in-Chief emeritus Joey Weaver returns to Scions of the Southland to help preview the 2026 team.

Today’s order of operations:

• 2025 Season in hindsight
• Departures
• Notable new players
• Notable returnees
• Outlook of all 12 games
• Bowl prediction
• 100 Gameday Improvements
• DeShawn Dillon
• Schedules for Men’s Basketball and Hockey

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Guest: Joey Weaver

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Akshay review the many, many changes to Michelle Collier’s roster going into the 2026 Georgia Tech Volleyball season, which features non-conference games against #1 Nebraska, #4 Pitt, #5 Stanford, #7 Louisville, #11 SMU, #19 North Carolina, and #21 Baylor. The schedule also features two games in McCamish Pavilion during Homecoming weekend.

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Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy

Production: Jack Purdy

Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club