ATHENS, Ga. — Nate Frazier ran for a 2-point conversion within the eighth additional time of a marathon for the ages after No. 6 Georgia pulled off an unbelievable fourth-quarter comeback, giving the Bulldogs a 44-42 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday evening.
After falling behind 17-0 at halftime and being dominated a lot of the recreation, the Bulldogs (10-2, No. 7 CFP) might have locked up a spot within the Faculty Soccer Playoff — irrespective of how they fare in subsequent weekend’s Southeastern Convention championship recreation.
Carson Beck threw 5 landing passes, two of them in additional time, in a recreation the Bulldogs by no means led till after regulation ended 27-all.
Georgia Tech (7-5) was led by Haynes King, who ran for for 3 touchdowns and threw for 2 extra.
However the Yellow Jackets took their seventh straight loss to the Bulldogs, the top coming just some minutes after midnight on a frigid evening between the hedges.
Frazier took a handoff from Beck and burst up the center, sending fireworks into the sky above Sanford Stadium.
It was the longest recreation in SEC historical past and only one additional time shy of the document for any FBS recreation — Illinois’ 20-18 victory over Penn State in 2021 that went to 9 further durations.
