
ATLANTA— A 55-yard area aim by Aidan Birr put Georgia Tech previous the No. 12 Clemson Tigers at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Clemson fought again down double-digits and had the sport tied with 3:26 remaining within the recreation. The Yellow Jackets would select 38 yards on their subsequent drive and lined up the game-winning kick, giving the Tigers their first loss in ACC play.
The Tigers had their probabilities, recording extra complete yards than their opponent, however turnovers and dear missed tackles noticed the staff stay within the contest from begin to finish.
First half woes continued for Clemson into Atlanta, turning the ball over on a Cade Klubnik turnover that might later flip into the primary factors of the sport. At instances, it felt just like the Yellow Jackets have been going to run away with the competition earlier than the Tigers started to string performs collectively on offense.
The staff was down as a lot as 13 factors earlier than the Clemson protection tightened up. The Tigers forces two three-and-outs to start the second half that turned the tide of the sport utterly, together with the Clemson landing that might take the lead.
The speeding assault opened on a near-surrender name by the Tigers. On Third-and-22, Swinney elected for a rush by Adam Randall that created a 30-yard burst. Clemson would later rating on the drive, its solely factors of the primary half.
Randall completed with 80 yards and a speeding landing.
Clemson’s last drive of the primary half proved to be necessary, scoring its first factors of the sport from a one-yard punch by quarterback Cade Klubnik. Two drives later, Klubnik hit broad receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. for a 73-yard rating, giving Clemson its first and solely lead of the sport.
Georgia Tech fought again, retaking the lead from a 13-play, 90-yard drive led by quarterback Haynes King. King would punch it in from a yard away to retake the lead, finishing a two-point conversion for a seven-point lead.
A drive later, Randall would punch in a two-yard landing, coming from one other lengthy drive, this one as nicely with 13 performs and 75 yards.
Klubnik finsihed with 207 yards and a landing, fumbling and throwing an interception within the loss. The senior had 62 yards and a rating on the bottom via 17 makes an attempt.
No different receiver had greater than 30 receiving yards apart from Wesco, who had 126 yards and a landing from seven receptions.
Clemson will likely be again in motion at house towards Syracuse subsequent Saturday at midday.
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