FILE - In this nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson, left, and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart greet each other after Georgia beat Georgia Tech 38-7 in a NCAA college football game in Atlanta. Neither coach seems to think it’ll be possible to slow down the other team in Saturday’s state rivalry game. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson watches his team warm up before an NCAA college football game against Georgia in Atlanta. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Johnson is retiring. The person spoke on condition of anonymity on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, because the school had not made an official announcement. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson watches teams warm up before the first half of an NCAA college football game between Georgia Tech and Georgia, in Atlanta. Georgia Tech's underclassmen will want to make a good first impression on Geoff Collins, who has been announced as the successor to outgoing coach Paul Johnson. But with Johnson staying with the Yellow Jackets for their Quick Lane Bowl game against Minnesota, players say their first priority is giving Johnson a win in his final game. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)