On Georgia Tech’s first touchdown of the day, UNC defensive tackle Jeremiah Clark had his arms around the ankles of GT quarterback TaQuon Marshall. If Clark finishes the job, he goes down at the 12-yard line and the Yellow Jackets have a difficult 3rd and goal to face.
Instead, the score was 7-0 and Georgia Tech had effectively set the tone for the entire game, orchestrating a just-like-they-drew-it-up drive that took 18 plays and nearly nine minutes, and it included four third-down conversions. It was the start of a long day, and a continuation of an even longer season.