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Barry Werner

Georgia Tech staggers Miami after Hurricanes’ unfathomable gaffe

Miami had the ball. The Hurricanes had the lead over Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets had no timeouts.

The Hurricanes simply had to take a knee with the clocking ticking toward the 30-second mark and they would escape with an ACC victory.

Mario Cristobal’s team somehow ran a play, Donald Chaney Jr. fumbled, Kyle Kennard of Tech recovered and what happened next shouldn’t have been unexpected given the preposterous call by the Hurricanes.

Haynes King threw a pass that found a wide-open Christian Leary behind the Miami secondary.

Leary made it to the end zone and the touchdown with a second left gave Georgia Tech the improbable 23-20 victory.

The Georgia Tech radio announcer lost his mind calling the play.

The play-by-play:
3rd & 10 at GT 30
(0:33 – 4th) Donald Chaney Jr. run for 4 yds to the GT 26 fumbled, recovered by GT Kyle Kennard

  • 1st & 10 at GT 26

    (0:25 – 4th) Haynes King pass incomplete

  • 2nd & 10 at GT 26

    (0:21 – 4th) Haynes King pass complete to Malik Rutherford for 30 yds to the MIA 44 for a 1ST down

  • 1st & 10 at MIA 44

    (0:10 – 4th) Haynes King pass incomplete

2nd & 10 at MIA 44

  • (0:01 – 4th) Haynes King pass complete to Christian Leary for 44 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)

Georgia Tech coach Brent Key delivered a quote for the ages:

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