Georgia Tech kicker Aidan Birr had a forgetful second within the first half of Saturday’s sport towards No. 10 Florida State, lacking a 51-yard area aim firstly of the second half.
However when it mattered most, Birr and the unranked Yellow Jackets wanted the luck of the Irish to clinch the primary upset of the 2024 faculty soccer season with a walk-off 44-yard area aim as time expired.
Simply moments earlier than the game-winning kick, Georgia Tech practically turned over the ball when quarterback Haynes King fumbled however recovered for a lack of 10 yards again to Florida State’s 38-yard line.
Georgia Tech’s remaining drive of the sport was a large response to what gave the impression to be a momentum-shifting drive by Florida State simply minutes earlier, during which the Seminoles transformed two straight fourth downs to attain a landing and tie the sport at 21-21.
Yellow Jacket followers have been reminded of the final time their workforce upset a Florida State squad ranked within the high 10. In 2015, Georgia Tech returned a missed area aim try for a landing to defeat the then-No. 9 Seminoles.
Georgia Tech is now 5-0 underneath head coach Brent Key towards ranked ACC opponents.
The loss for Florida State might be a major blemish on its resume because it now makes an attempt to recuperate and reestablish itself as a workforce worthy of qualifying for the expanded 12-team Faculty Soccer Playoff.
Georgia Tech, however, simply established itself as a power to be reckoned with shifting ahead, blowing the race for the ACC crown large open.
Florida State will journey again dwelling to Tallahassee to face Boston Faculty on Sept. 2, whereas Georgia Tech will host Georgia State on Aug. 31 in Week 1.
