Brent Key on what Georgia Tech means to him

look I grew up in Birmingham Alabama right and uh you know growing up I never realized how much my life would change you know because of the opportunity to come to play at Georgia Tech uh and to play in this league you know when you grow up in Birmingham you really only know one thing that's college football there's no pro teams you don't know pro football uh college football is is the the the top of the top and you know that's that's where my passion for for this game really was born was there and uh being involved in it and what I didn't realize was just just how much making that decision to come to Georgia te could change my life you know it it's it gave me the opportunity to be challenged not only on the football field but challenged academically uh it allowed me to grow as a young person I came in at 17 had not turned 18 yet uh you know leaving leaving home and then by the time I left Georgia Tech the things I'd learned and you don't really realize those things as much when you're in school or when you just graduate but you know the lessons I learned the lessons about about discipline uh and how' I learn about discipline CU I messed up you know I made mistakes I screwed up you know whether it be making a mistake you know in my personal life or socially or making a mistake on on a you know converted first down against North Carolina on a Thursday night in 1997 and getting a 15 yard penalty uh