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ACC Player of the Year Jonathan Dwyer will be a junior this year. (AP Images)

It's almost not fair what the Georgia Tech backfield might do to opponents this season.

You probably know all about running back Jonathan Dwyer, the reigning ACC Player of the Year who combines speed and power. All he did was lead the conference in rushing at 107.3 yards per game and tie a school record with nine 100-yard rushing game. Dwyer, who will be a junior this season, blew up in the final four games of the season for the Jackets. Against very good competition in Florida State, North Carolina, Miami and Georgia, he totaled 574 yards on 65 carries (a sick 8.8 yards-per-carry average) and seven touchdowns.

Dwyer's 60-yard TD run on the first play of the second half at Georgia ignited a 26-point third quarter as for the Jackets as they ended a seven-game losing streak to their instate rivals.

Then there is Roddy Jones, who is more of a quick scatback. He'll be just a sophomore this year, and he really broke onto the scene with 148 all-purpose yards in the late-season rout of Miami. Then against Georgia, Jones went crazy with 214 yards rushing on just 13 carries – an absurd 16.5 yards-per-carry average. He scored twice against the Dawgs.

And now there's a third threat in Louisville transfer Anthony Allen. He had to sit out in 2008 but in 2006-07 played 25 games for the Cardinals, rushing for 1,167 yards and scoring 23 touchdowns. In '07 Allen set the school record with 275 yards rushing against Middle Tennessee State.

On most teams, one might think there's not enough balls to go around for a threesome like this. But remember this is Paul Johnson's triple-option offense, and all this club will do is run the ball. I haven't even mentioned quarterback Josh Nesbitt, who also returns after ranking second to Dwyer in rushing yards last season.

Long story short: The Jackets ranked fourth nationally in 2008 by average 273.2 yards per game. They could easily exceed 300 yards this season now that the players have a full season under their belts in Johnson’s offense, which did struggle in a bowl loss against LSU.

Georgia Tech has some tough road games at Miami and Florida State, but it's not inconceivable this team is in the hunt for a BCS title spot, something the ACC hasn't sniffed in years. Yet the Yellow Jackets are just 50/1 odds to win the BCS title – that's a bet worth making.

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