ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Jurkovec appears to have found more speed when he missed six games for Boston College with a wrist injury.
Jurkovec accounted for five touchdowns — running for three and passing for two — and the Eagles beat Georgia Tech 41-30 on Saturday to become bowl-eligible.
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Adonicas Sanders caught a 36-yard touchdown throw from Jeff Sims with 51 seconds left to help Georgia Tech rally past Duke 31-27 on Saturday.
The Yellow Jackets (3-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) were coming off an ugly home loss to Pittsburgh.
ATLANTA (AP) — Kenny Pickett pumped his Heisman Trophy candidacy as Pitt dominated Georgia Tech 52-21.
Pitt (4-1, 1-0 ACC) intercepted the first two passes thrown by Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims, with linebacker John Petrishen returning the second 33 yards for a touchdown, to help the Panthers to a 42-14 lead by halftime on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jeff Sims was really upset for a few days. Then he pulled himself together and waited for another chance.
When it came Saturday night, he sure took advantage of it.
Sims came off the bench to run for three touchdowns and pass for another, Georgia Tech's defense stifled Sam Howell much of the game and the Yellow Jackets beat a ranked team for the first time in Geoff Collins' three seasons as coach with a 45-22 upset of No.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Yates looked like a savvy veteran in his first start as Georgia Tech's quarterback.
The test of Yates' composure ramps up if he starts again at No. 6 Clemson on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) — Geoff Collins believes the resiliency demonstrated by his Georgia Tech players shows “we’re leaps and bounds from where we were.”
Collins also knows a more telling test awaits next week when the Yellow Jackets visit No.
ATLANTA (AP) —
Brian Bohannon is bringing Georgia Tech's old offense back to Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Bohannon, the former Georgia Tech assistant now in his seventh season as FCS school Kennesaw State's first coach, is facing a difficult challenge in the Owls' first game against a Power 5 team on Saturday.
ATLANTA (AP) — A stunning season-opening loss to Northern Illinois has third-year Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins forced to defend the state of his rebuilding process.
The health of quarterback Jeff Sims could be a key to Collins' hopes of showing progress in 2021.