The Yellow Jackets are the defending Coastal Division champ and the favorite to win the lesser half of the ACC for a second straight year. However, there’s plenty of work to be done before this team fulfills lofty expectations.

The good news on the Flats is that Justin Thomas is back to conduct the offense. The bad? There’s going to be a serious shortage of proven playmakers to support Thomas, and the defense remains a glaring question mark. Plus, Tech must face Florida State and Clemson out of the Atlantic. And it’s unaccustomed to being the hunted, so it’ll be interesting to see how it handles a loftier than normal bar entering 2015.