"On the final game-winning drive, King converted a pair of third downs with his legs, ping-ponging off defenders and taking on tacklers repeatedly, enduring the type of physical punishment typically reserved for a "Saw" movie. The effort set up a fire drill for the kicking team in the final seconds, as Georgia Tech was without a timeout. Aidan Birr sprinted onto the field and delivered the most significant shot by a man named Birr yet to have a musical written about it by Lin-Manuel Miranda."
"Georgia Tech opened with a 13-0 lead in the first half in Atlanta, but just as Georgia had done against the Vols, Clemson refused to go down without a fight. The Tigers roared back, took a 14-13 lead in the third quarter, coughed it up, then tied the score at 21 with 3:26 to play in the fourth. That's when King took over."
"King finished with 211 passing yards, 104 rushing yards and a touchdown, and he was beaten up enough that he has already met the deductible on his health insurance by Week 3. The win was Georgia Tech's seventh against a ranked ACC foe under coach Brent Key, and it established the Yellow Jackets as a contender in the ACC, alongside the league's other powers: Miami, which knocked off No. 18 USF with ease 49-12 on Saturday, and Florida State, which was off this week."
Tennessee missed a last-second field goal versus defending SEC champion Georgia, reinforcing Georgia's SEC dominance. Georgia Tech defeated Clemson on a 55-yard game-winning field goal after Haynes King engineered the final drive. King converted critical third downs with his legs and finished with 211 passing yards, 104 rushing yards and a touchdown while absorbing heavy punishment. Aidan Birr's long kick sealed the victory. The win marked Georgia Tech's seventh over a ranked ACC opponent under coach Brent Key, positioning the Yellow Jackets as an ACC contender alongside Miami and Florida State.
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