ATLANTA- A jovial Paul Johnson spoke with the media after practice about the new apparel deal with Adidas starting in 2018 and how his team is practicing this week.

"I know we have been with Russell for a long time and people have been wanting a change, so I'm sure there are a lot of excited people," Johnson said.

Johnson said he doubts there will be much of an impact on football recruiting, but he thinks it will help player morale since he expects they will have more gear to give out to players each year.

"I hope we will get some more gear, that will be great," Johnson said. "To have more stuff, they want more stuff to wear to class and around the school and maybe give to a shirt to a brother to give those things. The more they have, the happier they will be for sure."

While some kids say team gear is a factor in recruiting, Johnson said the profile of Georgia Tech student athletes is very different.

"I think it is a factor, but I don't know if it is a deciding factor. The kind of kids that it will be a deciding factor for, probably aren't getting in school here, truthfully," Johnson said. "It can't hurt and it can help."

Johnson said that practice was better today as he added back potential starting B-back KirVonte Benson who had been sidelined with an undisclosed injury.

"Practice was a little better," Johnson said. "It was awfully warm, but they pushed through, this was our hottest day."

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