Georgia Tech coach Brent Key signed a new five-year contract on Friday after leading the Yellow Jackets to their best regular season since 2018.
The school also approved a five-year extension for athletic director J Batt, keeping both Key and Batt at Georgia Tech through 2029. These contracts, approved by the board of trustees, added two more years to their original agreements. The financial details of the deals were not released.
Under Key, Georgia Tech (7-5, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed No. 14 Miami its first loss of the season and took No. 5 Georgia to eight overtimes before losing 44-42 in the regular season’s final game.
Georgia Tech is set to make its second consecutive bowl appearance under Key, who became interim coach in 2022 after Geoff Collins was fired with a record of 10-28 over three-plus seasons. At the same time, athletic director Todd Stansbury was let go, leading to the hiring of Batt.
Key stayed on as head coach after finishing the 2022 season with a 4-4 record. The Yellow Jackets went 7-6 in 2023, capped by a victory in the Gasparilla Bowl, and are now aiming for their first eight-win season since 2016.
Key, who has guided his alma mater past the struggles of the Collins era, holds an 18-15 record overall and a 14-9 mark in the ACC. He continued the progress by signing a recruiting class this week that ranks among the top 30 in the country.
“I am so proud and grateful to work with incredible coaches, staff and student-athletes every single day,” Key said in a statement. “Together, we’re building something special and I’m looking forward to continuing to work to return Tech football to where it belongs.”
