Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs South Florida Bulls Match Player Stats On Sep 08, 2018

Blake Barnett threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead South Florida to a 49-38 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

Barnett scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 19-yard run with 5:08 remaining. The touchdown completed a 10-play, 88-yard drive that began when South Florida safety Bentlee Sanders stripped the ball from Georgia Tech running back Qua Searcy.

South Florida clinched the victory when Nico Sawtelle intercepted TaQuon Marshall's pass with 3:47. That set up an insurance touchdown, a 5-yard run by Barnett, with 2:13 left.

Barnett was 21-for-31 passing for 202 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. He rushed 16 times for 91 yards. Tyre McCants caught 10 passes for 99 yards. Duran Bell rushed 12 times for 69 yards and one touchdown.

South Florida (2-0) improved to 6-1 against Power Five teams in its last seven games and has won three of its last four against ACC teams. Georgia Tech dropped to 1-1.

Marshall missed much of the second half for Georgia Tech with a toe injury. Backup quarterback Tobias Oliver rushed 18 times for 97 yards and scored three touchdowns until Marshall was able to return in the fourth period.

Marshall rushed 13 times for 113 yards and one touchdown. He completed 9 of 18 passes for 183 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions.

South Florida had a 21-17 at halftime, thanks to a pair of kickoff returns that Terrence Horne returned for scores. Horne tied the NCAA for most kickoff returns for touchdowns in a game, a feat accomplished by 24 others, according to the school.

After Georgia Tech opened with Brenton King's 35-yard field goal, Horne returned a kick for a 98-yard touchdown.

Georgia Tech answered with a touchdown on a 45-yard run by Marshall, but Horne took that kickoff back 97 yards for a score.

Georgia Tech countered with an 81-yard scoring play, with Marshall hooking up with running back Clinton Lynch for a long touchdown pass.

South Florida then drove 11 plays for a touchdown to take the lead. Barnett hit Darnell Salomon for an 18-yard touchdown pass.

Georgia Tech lost 1,000-yard rusher KirVonte Benson to a lower body injury in the first quarter. He left with 5:58 remaining and did not return. Two Georgia Tech defensive starters were ejected for targeting - cornerback Tariq Carpenter and inside linebacker David Curry.

--Field Level Media