“We worked the fool out of it last week, a lot,” Johnson said after Monday’s practice. “Hopefully, we’ll see improvement. If not, I have no idea what to do with it.”

Tech ranks 91st nationally in opponent kickoff return average at 22.1 yards per return and is tied for 128th in kickoff return average at 13.7 yards per return. Tech is 104th in punt return average (3.9 yards per return) and 128th in opponent punt return average (20.6 yards per return). The last average is inflated by having allowed only five returned punts and one of them having gone for 80 yards and a touchdown.