Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

This week on Scions of the Southland: A look into the new shade of gold that Georgia Tech will adopt as part of the transition from Adidas to Under Armour as the Institute's official apparel and merchandise partner The upcoming approved updates to Bobby Dodd Stadium Roster updates with Tech Softball and Ryan Hybl's first recruits as Tech's golf coach RIP Rock Perdoni Like the podcast?...

It’s summertime which means it’s financial report season at Scions of the Southland. We dive into the nitty grittys of where the Georgia Tech Athletic Association stands after a couple years of sustained financial growth viewed through our 2022 opus, Engineering a Program . Plus, our reactions to the surprise news that Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera will be stepping down in November 2026 to...

Now that we’ve recovered from the horrifying loss to Oklahoma in baseball, Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back to dig into the recruiting news for Tech baseball and football, the impact of Brendan Sorsby’s reinstatment to college football, and preview Billy Carlton’s path at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Then, we play a game to figure out who would start in a theoretical...

Jack quickly gets on the mic to process the emotions of Georgia Tech Baseball's loss in the Atlanta Regional to Oklahoma.

Jack and Akshay go through Tech’s championship in the ACC Baseball Tournament, going to the championship game in Charlotte, preview the Atlanta regional, and discuss how much of a home run hire Ryan Hybl is for the golf team. Resources mentioned: Pear Ratings , Brentley Romine’s story on Hybl Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech...

Tech baseball are ACC champs again! We go through the insanely good run of games up in Boston College and Tech’s ACC + NCAA Tournament outlook as of now. Then, our thoughts on what’s inside the new Fanning Center, Tech Softball’s results in the NCAA Tournament, and the latest on golf + track & field. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy, Jake Grant Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marc...

It’s the Pi episode! The Scions trio is back to deep dive into one of the best weekend performances all season for #3 Georgia Tech Baseball (individual performances, how the pitching is lining up at the right time for a regional, and home field advantage), how Tech Softball found themselves in their second straight NCAA Tournament field (and how they maybe, just maybe have a shot to get out of Gai...

The Scions trio is back for a dive into #3 Georgia Tech Baseball’s current state (a very good one, shall we say) with a date with Duke coming up this weekend. Plus the outlook for Tech Softball as they get ready to face Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament, plus the latest in football recruiting and APR. Resources referenced:  PEAR Ratings Like the show? Leave us a rating wherever you get your podcast...

Jack and Jake cover the latest with #3 Georgia Tech Baseball who had a whirlwind of a week between run-ruling #5 Georgia for the first time and then sweeping Wake Forest in a nitty gritty fashion, including the largest comeback in at least 26 years for the program. Then the latest on Tech Softball after getting swept by #13 Florida State and how they possibly could still make the NCAA Tournament....

Jack and Jake have a loaded itinerary with #3 Georgia Tech Baseball’s informative series against #2 North Carolina and our takeaways from the spring football game and what can be drawn from that. Then, we talk on the biggest road wins in Tech Softball history after they pulled of a shocking 2-1 series win over #10 Virginia Tech. Also the latest in golf, track and field, tennis, and new property ad...

The whole Scions crew is back this week to talk about the fantastic #3 Georgia Tech Baseball sweep over #5 Florida State, where we completely derail and figure out how to add nearly 1,000 more seats to Russ Chandler Stadium by the NCAA Regionals so we can set another attendance record. Once back on track, a dive into how Tech Softball has been oh so close so many times and if a different approach...

Akshay and Jack recap Georgia Tech Baseball’s dominant performance at Cal, the latest in the changes with the men’s basketball team, softball’s sweep over Boston College, and the latest about Saturdays at The Flats for football season. Resources referenced:  PEAR Ratings Like the show? Leave us a rating wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to follow so you don’t miss our weekly episodes. H...

Jake and Jack review the latest from the weekend between Georgia Tech Baseball and Softball before a quick hit on Max Fowler’s performance at NCAA Championships, a longtime track program record goes down, the latest on golf, and a big time lacrosse game on Saturday. Resources referenced:  PEAR Ratings Like the show? Leave us a rating wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to follow so you do...

Jack is joined by Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist and longtime friend of the podcast, Ken Sugiura, to recap the introductory press conference for Georgia Tech men’s basketball’s new head coach Scott Cross and go into takeaways and answer what all it actually takes to be a successful coach at Georgia Tech. Then a quick look into the week for softball and baseball. The full gang will be back...

Jake and Akshay run through the week of March 9 in Georgia Tech sports between baseball’s series win at Clemson, softball’s surprise victory against Virginia Tech, and the rest of the news from the athletics week. Like the show? Leave us a rating wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to follow so you don’t miss our weekly episodes. Hosts: Jake Grant, Akshay Easwaran Production: Jack Purdy M...

Jake and Jack roll through takeaway from Georgia Tech baseball’s weekend series vs. Virginia Tech and what to look out for with the pitching in particular. Then a debrief of Damon Stoudamire’s firing, what went wrong, and where the men’s basketball program needs to go from here. Then the latest on women’s basketball at the ACC Tournament and softball’s historic win over Clemson. Resources referenc...

Scions of the Southland is back with a deep dive into Georgia Tech Baseball’s continuing dominance after a loss to Georgia State and a three game sweep of Northwestern. Then our predictions for the women’s basketball team as they head into the ACC Tournament and the latest on the tennis, golf, and track teams. Resources referenced: PEAR Ratings , Bart Torvik T-Ranks Like the show? Leave us a ratin...

The Scions trio is back to go through a very, very full week of Georgia Tech sports including stellar weekends by the #2 baseball team and softball team, who combined scored 103 runs from Thursday to Sunday. Beats include our assesment of Mason Patel’s pitching, how Tech stacks in some metrics according to PEAR ratings , and how solid hitting is giving the softball pitching staff room to work (Mak...

Jack and Jake go through Georgia Tech Baseball’s opening weekend series sweep against Bowling Green and the takeaways from it. Then more diagnosis on the men’s basketball team after seven straight losses, but on the other side of Zelnak a positive direction continues for women’s basketball. Then the latest in tennis with Kenny Thorne’s 350th win as the men’s head coach. Plus, lacrosse is back! Lik...

We’ve made it to the either the first or second most anticipated season of any team at Georgia Tech this season, the preseason #2 Baseball Cardiac Jackets. Jack and Jake roll through the new fellas on the team, the best infield in baseball, the continuously improved pitching, and why anything short of hosting a regional is likely failure for James Ramsey’s first year as head coach. That, plus the...

Jake, Jack, and Akshay recap the last week of Georgia Tech basketball (including the disappointing crowd against North Carolina), preview the 2026 softball season where we have improved expectations for Aileen Morales’ squad, the latest with the tennis team, and some great news for Carson Ballard. Like the show? Drop a rating wherever you listen and follow Scions of the Southland to ensure you don...

In this episode: Alberto Mendoza comes to GT, men’s basketball loses to Clemson, women’s basketball holds their own against North Carolina, women’s swimming makes more progress against South Carolina, track & field took on one of the many Clemson Invitationals, GT Hockey is off to a good start in 2026, and who From The Rumble Seat would sponsor with a jersey patch if we had the funds to do tha...

Jake, Jack, and Akshay go through the latest transfer portal additions to the Georgia Tech Football squad plus explore some lessons to possibly be learned from the Darien Mensah portal situation. Then, an assessment of the Damon Stoudamire era with Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball thus far after some troubling losses (and a good win at NC State) this season. Then, updates with women’s basketball, swi...

Back all together for the first time in 2026, Jack, Jake, and Akshay go through a spirited deep dive into the hires of George Godsey and Jason Semore, how the current college football calendar have impacted Georgia Tech internally and for us as fans, plus go into where there are clear spots of hope and progress in the Brent Key Administration even with some potential downfalls this offseason. Like...

Jack and Jake go through the on-field performance of Georgia Tech’s 25-21 loss to BYU in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, the experience of going to the bowl game in Orlando, and some overall season thoughts as Tech’s 2025 football season comes to a close. Then a quick hit on basketball and volleyball roster moves. Like the show? Drop a rating wherever you listen and follow Scions of the Southland to ensure yo...