Technically they’re considered part of the officiating crew. You never know how the other sidelines are when you’ve never been there before,” said Gupta, a Los Angeles, Calif., native who graduates this spring with a degree in mechanical engineering.Ī point of clarification: yes, they wear Georgia Tech gear and handle Georgia Tech’s footballs, but on game day these managers don’t work for Georgia Tech per se. “It’s definitely a feeling of walking in to the unknown. I had to know: what’s it like being the only Tech staffers in enemy territory?

Together, they got a unique experience compared to their hundred-plus peers on the Georgia Tech staff. This year the role rotated among three people: Butcher, fourth-year Hersh Gupta, and Bobby Henner, who graduated with his master’s in structural engineering in December. But for each game, Georgia Tech’s equipment staff designates a pair of students to serve as the team’s ball boys (or girls) on the opposing sideline. “It’s a very one-of-a-kind experience,” said Braxton Butcher, a rising third-year industrial engineering major from Dacula, Ga. The student managers assigned to the opposing team’s sideline on game day.

But perhaps Georgia Tech fans can draw inspiration from the members of the football staff who have to tap into those qualities the most. In this new era of social distancing, we’ve all had to adjust our habits. By Andy Demetra (The Voice of the Yellow Jackets) | Inside The Chart

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