Georgia Tech's 24-20 win over Wake Forest on Saturday night. Joshua Nesbitt shook a rough start off which has a brilliant fourth-quarter, throwing a 9-yard landing pass to Correy Earls with 15 seconds left.
Nesbitt had 6 yards rushing on 19 carries just before leading the Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) on three scoring drives in the final period.
Josh Adams rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and Brandon Pendergrass added a rushing TD for that Demon Deacons (2-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who nearly won with fourth-string quarterback Skylar Jones.
Ted Stachitas and Brendan Cross were injured early within the game with starter Tanner Cost currently sidelined.
After allowing 48, 68 and 31 points in its final 3 outings, Wake Forest smothered Georgia Tech's triple alternative attack until Nesbitt took more than. It allowed the Yellow Jackets to avoid losing consecutive games for the initial time in coach Paul Johnson's tenure.
Nesbitt, who rushed for 72 yards and threw for 130, finally got going with a 50-yard run that set up Scott Blair's 3rd field target from beyond 40 yards, cutting the deficit to 17-9.
Nesbitt was even far better on Georgia Tech's following dr. Facing fourth lower, a scrambling Nesbitt appeared all but out of room along the appropriate sideline when he discovered Embry Peeples around the run to get a 20-yard touchdown.
Nesbitt then ran up the middle for your two-point conversion to tie it at 17 with 6:58 left.
Jones, then looked poised, connecting with Devon Brown for 26 yards on 3rd down to the Georgia Tech 20. But the push stalled and Jimmy Newman booted a 26-yard area objective with 2:21 left to put Wake Forest ahead 20-17.
It was just sufficient time for highly decorated Nesbitt, who scrambled 16 yards on fourth-and-4 early in the winning generate.
It created up for any miserable 3 quarters by Georgia Tech, once ranked 15th inside the nation just before an upset at Kansas began a string of two losses in three video games for that defending ACC champions.
With linebacker Matt Woodlief leading the way, Wake Forest used blitzes and speedy ball pursuit to shut straight down running lanes and pressure Nesbitt.
Jerrard Tarrant's muffed punt gave Wake Forest the ball at the Georgia Tech 19, and Adams' 2-yard run produced it 17-6 late inside the third quarter.
Wake Forest, which had lost the last two games by a combined 99-24, had utilized three quarterbacks by the start of its fourth possession following already being short-handed. Price was scratched following a concussion a week earlier against Florida State.
Stachitas, who has been hampered by many injuries himself, took a shot on a scramble in Wake's second possession and was knocked out with lower back pain.
Cross, son of former NFL player Randy Cross, was following up. But he lasted only 1 full series till he hurt his non-throwing shoulder although he was tackled on a scramble.
Subsequent on the dwindling depth chart was Jones, a junior who didn't play his 1st two seasons and was moved to receiver last season. Jones, though, looked sharp on the lone touchdown drive of the primary half. He scrambled to convert a third straight down, then identified Devon Brown for a 12-yard pickup for an additional third-down conversion.
Brandon Pendergrass capped the dr using a 1-yard TD run on fourth down late inside very first half.
Jones was 9-for-20 for 105 yards.
Next Georgia Tech Games
Georgia Tech home to Virginia, Saturday, October 9
Nesbitt had 6 yards rushing on 19 carries just before leading the Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) on three scoring drives in the final period.
Josh Adams rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and Brandon Pendergrass added a rushing TD for that Demon Deacons (2-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who nearly won with fourth-string quarterback Skylar Jones.
Ted Stachitas and Brendan Cross were injured early within the game with starter Tanner Cost currently sidelined.
After allowing 48, 68 and 31 points in its final 3 outings, Wake Forest smothered Georgia Tech's triple alternative attack until Nesbitt took more than. It allowed the Yellow Jackets to avoid losing consecutive games for the initial time in coach Paul Johnson's tenure.
Nesbitt, who rushed for 72 yards and threw for 130, finally got going with a 50-yard run that set up Scott Blair's 3rd field target from beyond 40 yards, cutting the deficit to 17-9.
Nesbitt was even far better on Georgia Tech's following dr. Facing fourth lower, a scrambling Nesbitt appeared all but out of room along the appropriate sideline when he discovered Embry Peeples around the run to get a 20-yard touchdown.
Nesbitt then ran up the middle for your two-point conversion to tie it at 17 with 6:58 left.
Jones, then looked poised, connecting with Devon Brown for 26 yards on 3rd down to the Georgia Tech 20. But the push stalled and Jimmy Newman booted a 26-yard area objective with 2:21 left to put Wake Forest ahead 20-17.
It was just sufficient time for highly decorated Nesbitt, who scrambled 16 yards on fourth-and-4 early in the winning generate.
It created up for any miserable 3 quarters by Georgia Tech, once ranked 15th inside the nation just before an upset at Kansas began a string of two losses in three video games for that defending ACC champions.
With linebacker Matt Woodlief leading the way, Wake Forest used blitzes and speedy ball pursuit to shut straight down running lanes and pressure Nesbitt.
Jerrard Tarrant's muffed punt gave Wake Forest the ball at the Georgia Tech 19, and Adams' 2-yard run produced it 17-6 late inside the third quarter.
Wake Forest, which had lost the last two games by a combined 99-24, had utilized three quarterbacks by the start of its fourth possession following already being short-handed. Price was scratched following a concussion a week earlier against Florida State.
Stachitas, who has been hampered by many injuries himself, took a shot on a scramble in Wake's second possession and was knocked out with lower back pain.
Cross, son of former NFL player Randy Cross, was following up. But he lasted only 1 full series till he hurt his non-throwing shoulder although he was tackled on a scramble.
Subsequent on the dwindling depth chart was Jones, a junior who didn't play his 1st two seasons and was moved to receiver last season. Jones, though, looked sharp on the lone touchdown drive of the primary half. He scrambled to convert a third straight down, then identified Devon Brown for a 12-yard pickup for an additional third-down conversion.
Brandon Pendergrass capped the dr using a 1-yard TD run on fourth down late inside very first half.
Jones was 9-for-20 for 105 yards.
Next Georgia Tech Games
Georgia Tech home to Virginia, Saturday, October 9
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