Down two scores at Sanford Stadium, a place Georgia Tech had won at just five times in the last 30 years, is no easy feat to overcome. Throw that two-score deficit on a run-heavy offense with precious minutes ticking away in the fourth quarter ... and you have a near insurmountable task ahead.
When Qua Searcy began running backward on a fourth-and-four attempt near midfield, the comeback appeared impossible. Georgia took over from its 49-yard line with a 13-point lead and 11:58 on the clock. The Jackets got a stop, but 94 yards of field remained between Tech and the end zone to cut the lead to six.