Two sliding teams hit the court when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-14, 2-10 ACC) host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-14, 2-10 ACC) on February 14, 2026. The Fighting Irish will look to break a five-game losing streak against the Yellow Jackets, losers of six straight. On Tuesday, in its most recent game, Notre Dame lost to SMU 89-81.
No. 7 Georgia Tech will be without three starters -- wide receiver Malik Rutherford, center Harrison Moore and nickelback Jy Gilmore -- against Syracuse on Saturday. All three were ruled out on the ACC availability report after suffering injuries during last week's win over Duke. Rutherford is tied for the Yellow Jackets lead with 23 receptions and two receiving touchdowns this season and ranks third on the team with 202 receiving yards.
He struck out 73 batters while holding opponents to only 19 extra-base hits, the fewest among Tech pitchers with more than 50 innings pitched. He was named ACC pitcher of the week in the penultimate week of the regular season after tossing a seven-inning, one-hit complete game against No. 20 Louisville.
