Georgia Tech led 6-3 midway through the fourth quarter, but the defense allowed two field goals in the final nine minutes and lost 9-6. Ball remembers Anoa’i telling the team he let them down.

But Reigns is also Joe Anoa’i, former Georgia Tech defensive lineman. And Anoa’i remembers a certain play against Auburn in September 2005. It was the season opener.

Former Georgia Tech football captain Joe Anoa’i – better known to professional wrestling fans as Roman Reigns – announced Monday that he will take a leave of absence from WWE as he begins ...

Anoa'i was a first-team All-ACC selection in 1996 and registered 108.0 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 12.0 sacks during his time in Atlanta. In the world of wrestling his accomplishments can ...

When signing day in February 2003 arrived, Anoa'i picked Georgia Tech as part of a 20-member class for then-coach Chan Gailey. The 6-3 pass rusher had visited the Tech campus in mid-January and ...