Dec. 7, 2007

Courtesy of RamblinWreck.com

Paul Johnson, a highly-successful coach at the U.S. Naval Academy for six seasons and previously at Georgia Southern, was named head football coach at Georgia Tech, athletic director Dan Radakovich announced at a press conference Friday.

Johnson is the 12th head coach in Yellow Jacket football history.

Paul Johnson is the best fit, the best choice for the Georgia Tech head coaching position," Radakovich said. "He will educate young men, represent Georgia Tech at the highest level, he will win football games and play for championships."

Johnson coached six years at Navy, which is scheduled to participate in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Dec. 20 against Utah. The 2007 Midshipmen won a fifth straight Commander-In-Chief's Trophy, earned a postseason bowl bid for the fifth consecutive year and beat Notre Dame for the first time since 1963.

Johnson is a finalist for the 2007 Liberty Mutual National Coach of the Year.

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