Two athletes with Georgia Tech ties received gold medals during the 2008 Olympic games.

Georgia Tech alumni will have the opportunity to make history in Atlanta while also supporting the Georgia Tech Alumni Association by being the first to rappel 400 feet down the side of one of the city's tallest buildings.

Georgia Tech Athletic Director Dan Radakovich announced that U.S. Naval Academy football coach Paul Johnson had accepted the position of the Yellow Jackets' new head football coach.