Nate Frazier’s two-point conversion within the eighth extra time gave No. 7 Georgia a 44-42 win over rival Georgia Tech within the second-longest recreation in FBS historical past in Athens, Ga., on Friday.
After forcing Haynes King’s incomplete go to start the eighth free interval, Frazier staved off the large upset for Georgia (10-2), which can play for the SEC Championship subsequent week.
Carson Beck threw for 297 yards and 5 touchdowns within the win, whereas King threw for 303 yards and two scores, including 110 yards on the bottom and three dashing touchdowns for the Yellow Jackets (7-5), who led 17-0 at halftime and 27-13 with underneath 4 minutes left.
Within the first extra time, Beck discovered London Humphreys for a 14-yard landing, earlier than King’s game-tying 12-yard landing go to Eric Singleton Jr. King’s 1-yard rush was answered with Beck’s 25-yard landing go to Money Jones within the second extra time. Each groups’ two-point conversions had been unsuccessful.
Go makes an attempt by King and Beck had been incomplete within the third extra time, adopted by two extra unsuccessful tries within the fourth. Within the fifth, Beck’s conversion to Dillon Bell was matched with King’s go to Malik Rutherford. King was sacked within the sixth, whereas Beck’s go fell incomplete.
Trailing 17-0, Georgia scored on Beck’s 1-yard landing go to Oscar Delp with 9:53 left within the third. Georgia’s two-point conversion try was stuffed. Georgia Tech responded with an 18-play, 90-yard drive that lasted 10:36, leading to Aidan Birr’s 23-yard discipline purpose with 14:17 left within the fourth quarter.
On Georgia’s ensuing drive, Omar Daniels was referred to as for defensive go interference on the fourth-and-goal, resulting in Frazier’s 1-yard landing rating with 8:18 remaining, trimming Georgia’s deficit to seven.
Georgia Tech answered with a scoring drive, which ended with King’s 11-yard dashing rating with 5:37 remaining. Beck then capped Georgia’s drive with a 17-yard landing go to Dominic Lovett. Three performs into Georgia Tech’s ensuing drive, Dan Jackson compelled King’s fumble, which was recovered by Chaz Chambliss.
Beck then ran for 10 yards on third-and-9 from Georgia Tech’s 13-yard line, earlier than discovering Lovett for a game-tying 3-yard go with 1:01 left, sending the sport to extra time.
Georgia Tech started the scoring on its opening drive with Birr’s 31-yard discipline purpose. Two drives later, Birr missed a 25-yard discipline purpose try on the 10:13 mark of the second quarter. Georgia Tech pieced collectively an eight-play, 66-yard scoring drive, capped with King’s 2-yard dashing landing with 4:40 left within the first half.
King capped the first-half scoring with a 3-yard go to Jamal Haynes with 30 seconds left, giving the Yellow Jackets a 17-0 lead.
–Area Stage Media