ATLANTA – Georgia Tech coach Brent Key received a new five-year contract Friday after leading the Yellow Jackets to their best regular season since 2018.
The school also approved a five-year extension for athletic director J Batt, keeping them both at Georgia Tech until 2029. Both board-approved deals added two years to the original contracts with Key and Batt. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Yellow Jackets (7-5, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed No. 14 Miami their first loss of the season and took No. 5 Georgia to eight overtimes before losing 44-42 in the regular-season finale.
Georgia Tech is in line for its second straight bowl appearance under Key, who took over as interim coach after the fourth game in 2022, when Geoff Collins was fired with a 10-28 record over three-plus seasons. Athletic director Todd Stansbury was dumped at the same time, leading to Batt’s hiring.
Key was retained as coach after going 4-4 for the remainder of the ’22 season. The Yellow Jackets went 7-6 in 2023, highlighted by a victory in the Gasparilla Bowl, and have a shot at their first eight-win campaign since 2016.
After steering his alma mater past the gloom of the Collins era, Key has an 18-15 overall record and a 14-9 mark in the ACC. He kept the momentum going by signing a recruiting class that ranked among the top 30 nationally this week.
“I am so proud and grateful to work with incredible coaches, staff and student-athletes every day,” Key said in a statement. “Together we are building something special and I look forward to continuing to work to get Tech Football back where it belongs.”
