Georgia Tech had a 4th and 5 on UNC’s 29 yard line, late in the 3rd quarter. Clinging to a 28-24 lead, Justin Thomas dumped the ball off to Patrick Skove, who was stood up by Sam Smiley right at the first down marker.
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This was a pivotal moment in the game, as Carolina had staged a furious comeback to whittle a 21-point deficit to just 4. If Georgia Tech was marked short of the marker, Carolina would have gotten the ball and a chance to take the lead.
As we see so often, the chains were brought out to take a measurement.