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Jack and Akshay recap Tech football’s win over Mercer, the changes to the 2027 schedule, volleyball’s loss to georgia, and Max Emberson’s second consecutive individual win for Tech golf, plus Thomas Fanning becoming the USG Chancellor. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack, Jake, and Akshay debrief after Georgia Tech’s 45-24 loss to #18 Tennessee and what it reflects about the state of the team. Then a recap of the week for Tech volleyball, tennis, and golf’s win at the Folds of Honor Collegiate. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

With Jack out of town, Jake and Akshay journey through the latest of news and notes on the Flats, including: - Football's 14-13 loss to Colorado - Volleyball's 3-0 weekend at the Georgia Tech classic - and a bevy of results and fall slate starts from XC, Golf, MTEN, WTEN, and S&D! Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Jake Grant, Akshay Easwaran Production: Akshay Easwaran Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Akshay are at the mics this week to preview Georgia Tech Football’s season opener against the Colorado Buffaloes and recap a fantastic start to Georgia Tech Volleyball’s season up in Ames, Iowa. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

It’s an FTRS eras reunion at Scions of the Southland as Editor-in-Chief emeritus Joey Weaver returns to Scions of the Southland to help preview the 2026 team. Today’s order of operations: 2025 Season in hindsightDeparturesNotable new playersNotable returneesOutlook of all 12 gamesBowl prediction100 Gameday ImprovementsDeShawn DillonSchedules for Men’s Basketball and HockeyLike the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy Guest: Joey Weaver Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Akshay review the many, many changes to Michelle Collier’s roster going into the 2026 Georgia Tech Volleyball season, which features non-conference games against #1 Nebraska, #4 Pitt, #5 Stanford, #7 Louisville, #11 SMU, #19 North Carolina, and #21 Baylor. The schedule also features two games in McCamish Pavilion during Homecoming weekend. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Game on Paper's Jack Purdy and Akshay Easwaran dive into an abridged history of college football analytics, how it spawned Game on Paper, and go into the latest updates to gameonpaper.com for the 2026 college football season. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Yes, that’s right! Georgia Tech Athletic Director Ryan Alpert joins Jack and Akshay to talk about lessons from his first year at The Flats, revenue generation, the 100 points of improvements coming to Bobby Dodd Stadium, and the future of women’s sports at Georgia Tech. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered on the show. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Jack and Jake are joined by Kelly Quinlan of Jackets Online to walk through some of the biggest lessons the Tech fanbase has learned during Brent Key’s tenure, and how Brent himself has evolved Georgia Tech Football and how that may play itself out in the 2026 season and beyond. Plus, our thoughts on the new “5 for 5” rule extending base eligibility for all student athletes to five years. Then, reflections on the 2026 Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame class and the new football uniforms. Like the show? Leave a like wherever you listen, subscribe to the podcast, or send it to a friend who may need some more Georgia Tech in their lives. Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy Guest: Kelly Quinlan Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

Co-founder of From The Rumble Seat, John Bird, joins Jack and Akshay to talk about how he got to Georgia Tech, how he got hooked into the Tech sports scene, what it’s been like being a diehard Tech fan from out in North Carolina for 15+ years, and passing his love of Tech to his kids. Like the podcast? Feel free to leave a like or rating wherever you get your podcasts so we can help get this podcast to more Yellow Jacket fans around the world. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Guest: John Bird Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

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 partnerThe upcoming approved updates to Bobby Dodd StadiumRoster updates with Tech Softball and Ryan Hybl's first recruits as Tech's golf coachRIP Rock PerdoniLike the podcast? Feel free to leave a like or rating wherever you get your podcasts so we can help get this podcast to more Yellow Jacket fans around the world. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club Production: Jack Purdy

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 head up the Aspen Institute. Like the show? Drop a rating on your favorite platform and feel free to email us any time at fromtherumbleseat at gmail dot com with questions or topics you may want covered this summer. Hosts: Jake Grant, Akshay Easwaran, Jack Purdy Production: Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club

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 starting 11 if Tech were to field a soccer team. Like the pod? We’d love if you follow and like the show on your favorite podcasting platform. Email us at [email protected] or tag us on social media for any summer podcast ideas or questions we can address on a future podcast. Hosts: Akshay Easwaran, Jake Grant, Jack Purdy Music: Georgia Tech Marching Band, Georgia Tech Glee Club Production: Jack Purdy

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 Glee Club