Notre Dame catches big break ahead of matchup with Georgia Tech

Oct 17, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; General view of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo at midfield before a NCAA football game against the Southern California Trojans tat Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Notre Dame is catching a nice break ahead of their big matchup with Georgia Tech on Saturday.

The 5-1 Fighting Irish are scheduled to face the 5-2 Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Tech is having a nice season and has posted conference wins Florida State, Duke and North Carolina. They seemed like a real threat to beat Notre Dame — and they still could — but they would have to do it without their starting quarterback.

Haynes King will miss Saturday’s game and is said to be day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Sources: Georgia Tech will be without star quarterback Haynes King against No. 12 Notre Dame this weekend, giving veteran back-up Zach Pyron his third career start. King has been “day-to-day” with an upper-body injury. pic.twitter.com/jyFv5vZvP5

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King, who transfered from Texas A&M and is in his second season with Georgia Tech, is having an excellent season for the Yellow Jackets.

The redshirt junior has passed for 1,568 yards, 8 touchdowns and 1 interception. He has also rushed for 353 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Georgia Tech is in their second full season under Brent Key, who has gone 16-12 as the team’s head coach. The Yellow Jackets’ losses this season have come on the road to Syracuse and Louisville. Notre Dame’s lone loss came against Northern Illinois.