Georgia Tech opens college football season with upset win over 10th-ranked FSU

Georgia Tech opens college football season with upset win over 10th ranked FSU kicker Aiden bear nailed the game-winning field goal As Time expired college football is back with a bang Georgia Tech kicker Aiden Burr nailed a game-winning field goal As Time expired to give the yellow jackets a 24 to 21 upset over the 10th ranked Florida State seminal in the air lingis college football classic in Dublin Ireland Saturday Florida State quarterback DJ Lua galala led a 15 play 84 yd Drive which included two fourth down conversions to tie the game at 21 that would be the last time Florida state would have the ball Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King burned 633 of game clock over 12 plays and gave his kicker a chance to win it beer missed from 52 yards on the first possession of the second half but nailed the gamewinner from 41 yards sneaking it just inside the left goal poost Florida State came out of the gates hot moving the ball with ease on its opening Drive Lawrence toofy scored the first touchdown of the 2024 season on a 28 yd run the seminal executed a trick play on the extra point to secure the two-point conversion giving them an 8 to zero lead the yellow jackets responded with a fast score of their own backup quarterback Zach pyron subbed in for King with the offense at the opposing one-yard line and barreled into the endzone for a touchdown on a QB draw King was steady all day for the yellow jackets getting it done with both his arm and legs he finished the day 11 for 16 for 146 yds while running the ball 15 times for 54 yards Georgia Tech running back Jamal Haynes ran the ball 11 times for 75 yards and scored two touchdowns in the victory it was abu's first loss as a double digit favorite since 2021 this marks the second consecutive loss for the seals after they were crushed by the Georgia bulld buug 63-3 in the Orange Bowl after not making the college football playoff despite a 13 to zero record at the time the seals will look to write the ship at home against Boston College September 2 Georgia Tech will look to build on its upset victory at home against the Georgia State Panthers August 31