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Georgia Tech created a 4th quarter lead–and then, surprisingly, held it–to beat #17 Virginia Tech 28-22 in Atlanta on Saturday. In so doing, the Yellow Jackets (5-4, 4-3 ACC) broke their 2017 habit of losing close games late. Yellow Jacket QB TaQuon Marshall led his team back from
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets continued a painful pattern on Saturday, falling to Virginia 40-36 on the road. Another late loss for the Jackets added to a growing theme for the 2017 campaign –namely, a halftime lead gets away, a win becomes a loss, and regret is added to the
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Georgia Tech came alive in the 2nd half and ran away from Wake Forest to win 38-24. An enthusiastic Homecoming night crowd at Bobby Dodd Stadium saw the Jackets overcome a 21-13 halftime deficit to claim their 3rd ACC win in 4 tries on the 2017 season. Tech came into
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The Miami Hurricanes grabbed an early lead, quickly relinquished it, but reclaimed it when it counted most–at the end of the game. Miami got past Georgia Tech 25-24 on a 24-yard field goal by Michael Badgley with 5 seconds to play. His kick was the final play of a
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Georgia Tech Safety A.J. Gray had a day to remember in Saturday’s win over North Carolina. Gray had two interceptions, both in the 3rd quarter. The first of these came immediately after Tech had lost a fumble at midfield, giving the Tar Heels a chance to bite into
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Georgia Tech welcomed UNC to Bobby Dodd Field on Saturday, taking care of business against the Tar Heels. On a beautiful day in a beautiful setting, the Yellow Jackets thumped the visitors 33-7. The game changed the recent course of this series in which UNC had won 3 straight, averaging
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It was the best of times and the worst of times—or maybe just a tale of two situations—for Georgia Tech B-back KirVonte Benson this past Saturday against Pittsburgh. Benson established a rushing record for Georgia Tech B-backs in the Paul Johnson era, going for 196 yards on 29
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Georgia Tech rode a dominant defensive performance to a 35-17 win over Pittsburgh Saturday at Bobby Dodd in Tech’s ACC opener for 2017. The Jackets’ defense surrendered a touchdown on Pitts opening drive, but allowed only a 55 yard field goal after that. The Panthers also tallied on an
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Turnover-touchdown-repeat. And then repeat again. This was the winning sequence Georgia Tech used to pull out a victory over visiting Jacksonville State on Saturday. Tech took care of business on Saturday in Atlanta. They bested a good Jacksonville State team 37-10 in a contest that felt much closer than that
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Georgia Tech’s prolific offense unveiled a new B back for the 2017 opener Monday night. Having lost last year’s starter Dedrick Mills unexpectedly 2 weeks ago, some Tech fans were uneasy about the new man assuming the role. Kirvonte Benson had never had a carry in his college
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New season, new result for Georgia Tech when it comes to the SEC. Tech was 3-0 against SEC fies in 2016, but launched its 2017 football season with a 42-41 overtime loss to SEC East opponent Tennessee Monday night at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game was decided
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In his Wednesday press conference, Georgia Tech Coach Paul Johnson cited the unpredictable nature of college football. Johnson noted that both his squad and Monday’s opponent Tennessee are breaking in some new players on offense, but he said this fact alone doesn’t portend a low scoring game. “Every