WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Georgia Tech isn’t making things easy on itself late in games. Yet the 16th-ranked Yellow Jackets are still unbeaten.
They intercepted Wake Forest’s 2-point play for the win in overtime to edge the Demon Deacons 30-29 on Saturday, capping a wild day that saw them rally from 17 down in the third quarter to stay unbeaten. That came two weeks after needing a fire-drill 55-yard field goal from Aidan Birr to beat Clemson on the final play.
This time, Georgia Tech trailed 20-3 early in the third quarter, then rallied to hold off Wake Forest’s bid for a huge win under first-year coach Jake Dickert.
“The one thing I’ll say about this team: For 60 minutes and then some, there still was not one person on that sideline who didn’t believe we were going to win the football