SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 4, 2014
Georgia Tech 28, Miami (Fla.) 17:
Zach Laskey rushed for 133 yards to lead the unbeaten Yellow Jackets
to a home win over the Hurricanes.
Justin Thomas was 4-of-7 for 53
yards for Georgia Tech (5-0, 2-0 ACC), whose four touchdowns came on the ground from four different players. Tony Zenon made two catches for 39 yards and scored a rushing TD for the
Yellow Jackets.
Duke Johnson carried 14 times for
100 yards and a score for Miami (3-3, 1-2), which was 1-for-5 on
third-down conversions. Brad Kaaya was 16-of-25 for 245 yards and a
touchdown but also threw a pair of interceptions.
The Hurricanes got on the board
first, ending its opening drive with Kaaya's 21-yard touchdown pass
to Braxton Berrios, but the Yellow Jackets took their first drive 62
yards on eight plays, capping it with Thomas' 1-yard scoring run.
Johnson put Miami back on top on the last play of the first quarter,
finishing a three-play, 92-yard drive with a 24-yard scoring
scamper, but Zenon's 6-yard TD run early in the second
tied the game going to halftime.
B.J. Bostic's 2-yard run midway
through the third put Georgia Tech up 21-14, but the Hurricanes
cut the deficit to three points on Michael Badgley's 27-yard field goal
late in the period. Deon Hill's 8-yard touchdown run early in the
fourth provided the final margin.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The victory
snapped Georgia Tech's losing streak to the Hurricanes at five games.
… The Yellow Jackets dominated the time of possession, 40:45-19:15. … Kaaya has thrown for at least 200 yards in four straight
games.