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Here are some quotes from Georgia Tech’s official website on why James Johnson left the football team…

“Leaving the Georgia Tech football team was a decision I have considered for some time. I did not think it was fair to the coaches and my teammates for me to be out there, taking up a scholarship, when my heart really wasn’t in to playing football.”

“I am all for what Coach Johnson is doing. My decision had nothing to do with the coaching change or the change in the offense. I am all for what Coach Johnson and his staff are doing and the direction that Georgia Tech is taking. The future of the program is very bright. I will always be a Yellow Jacket.”

No, not Paul Johnson, but wide receiver James Johnson is the latest Georgia Tech player to leave the team. Johnson started 9 games last season and is 13th all-time at Tech with 9 TD receptions.

As of now it is not known why he has left the team (maybe knee injury), but due to graduation, transfers and departures, the Yellow Jackets are now without 6 of their top 9 pass catchers from last year.