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ACC roundup
*Indicates bowl invitation has been accepted
ACC bowl breakdown
- Champion: Florida State (11-0) vs. Virginia Tech (11-0) in Sugar Bowl
- Gator: Georgia Tech (8-3) vs. Miami (7-4)
- Peach: Clemson (6-5) vs. an SEC team
- Micron PC: Virginia (7-4) vs. *Illinois (7-4)
- Aloha: *Wake Forest (6-5) vs. *Arizona State (6-5)
ACC Game of the Week
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No. 20 Georgia Tech 51, No. 16 Georgia 48 |
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Freshman Luke Manget, who wanted to attend Georgia, kicked a second-chance, 38-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Yellow Jackets over the Bulldogs for the second year in a row, who had let a 17-point second half lead get away, but didn't give aways the game. Georgia (7-4) couldn't overcome two bad calls by the officials, including a disputed fumble by Jasper Sanks at the Tech 2-yard line with nine seconds left in regulation.
Georgia Tech (8-3) clinched its second straight trip to the Gator Bowl. Georgia also is headed to a bowl, but which one is up in the air. The Bulldogs failed to score in the first overtime when Quincy Carter (who threw for 345 yards), was intercepted in the end zone by Marvious Hester, who earlier had fumbled a kickoff, which allowed Georgia to get back in the game. Tech took over at the 25 and, facing a third-and-6 at the 21, decided to send Manget on the field a down early to attempt a 38-yard field goal. Georgia's Kendrell Bell blocked the kick … but Tech's holder, George Godsey, recovered the loose ball at the 21, giving Manget another chance from the same distance (on fourth down). This time, his kick sailed over the Georgia line and just inside the left upright, giving Tech its most amazing victory in a series that began in 1893. |
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