ATLANTA (AP) Aidan Birr made a 55-yard field goal as time expired and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets upset the No. 12 Clemson Tigers 24-21 on Saturday.
With no timeouts left and the clock running with under 20 seconds to play, the Georgia Tech special teams squad sprinted onto the field and lined up.
And on fourth-and-3, Birr connected and the home crowd rushed the field.
Quarterback Haynes King returned from a lower-body injury that kept him out of Georgia Tech’s Sept. 6 win over Gardener-Webb.
King was 19 for 27 for 216 yards and added 25 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown on a 1-yard quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter for the Yellow Jackets (3-0, 1-0 ACC).
King's score and the 2-point conversion gave the Yellow Jackets a 21-14 lead.
Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik had an uneven performance in which he turned the ball over twice - one fumble and one interception.
Klubnik was 15 for 26 for 207 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown pass to Bryant Wesco early in the second half to give the Tigers a 14-13 lead. Klubnik added 62 yards and one touchdown on the ground.
For the second straight week, Clemson (1-2, 0-1) had to overcome a slow start and halftime deficit.
Clemson: The Tigers have been on a slide in the AP poll, having lost ground every week since opening the season at No. 4.
Georgia Tech: With the win, Georgia Tech could enter the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since Sept. 9, 2024, in which the Yellow Jackets were ranked No. 23 after starting 2-0.
Clemson will host ACC conference foe Syracuse.
Georgia Tech will play at home against nonconference opponent Temple.
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