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WASHINGTON and SMITH (AP Photo/Billy Weeks) |
Orwin Smith scored two of Georgia Tech’s four first-quarter
touchdowns and Stephen Hill caught two touchdown passes from Tevin Washington.
Georgia Tech’s yardage total was the second-highest in
school history behind a 706-yard performance against The Citadel in 1948, but
the Yellow Jackets struggled throughout the night to hold on to the football,
losing two of six fumbles and allowing a second-quarter field goal attempt to
get blocked and recovered for a touchdown.
Georgia Tech also showed flashes of a formidable passing
game after ranking 119th in the nation last year.
Washington completed eight of 13 passes for 271 yards and
three TDs. No. 2 quarterback Synjyn Days was 3 of 3 passing for 94 yards. Hill
caught four passes for 181 yards. The yardage totals were career highs for all
three players.
Georgia Tech had more yards passing in the first quarter
(148) than it had in any game last season (130 in an Oct. 2 win over Wake
Forest).
The Yellow Jackets, who led the nation in rushing last year,
racked up 260 yards on the ground. Smith finished with 84 yards, which included
a 77-yard score, on just four carries.
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Syracuse 36, WAKE FOREST 29 OT– Tanner Price threw
touchdown passes of 60 and 22 yards to Chris Givens and a crushing
16-yard score on third-and-goal to Michael Campanero, but the Deacons lost in
overtime in the Carrier Dome.
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PRICE (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli) |
“It’s disappointing,” said Price, who was 18 of 31 for 289
yards who was injured and never returned.
“I tried to get back in there,” said Price, who had his
helmet on and was running on the sideline in hopes of returning. “The doctors
said I’d be all right, but the coaches said it’s a long season and there’s no
point in further hurting yourself.”
After Syracuse scored
a touchdown in overtime, the Demon Deacons got the ball one last time, but the
Syracuse defense forced a fourth-down incompletion from the 19 from Ted
Stachitas to Givens in the right corner of the end zone.
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