Tech expected Furman to come out with a lot of Cover 2 looks where two safeties played deep zones and the cornerbacks played closer to the line of scrimmage. The Paladins were probably okay with keeping things simple; playing zone can make interceptions easier since everyone is facing the quarterback, and they no doubt thought (rightly) that Brenden Motley would make mistakes.

A smash route concept
A 4-3 defense running Cover-2 vs. the I formation, with defensive zones in yellow. The tight end and strong-side receive are running a smash concept.