North Carolina, Georgia Tech Look To Bounce Back In Atlanta
After narrowly losing to the top ranked team in the country in Clemson last weekend in Chapel Hill North Carolina will now hit the road where they hope they can avoid another loss and snap their three game losing streak when they visit Atlanta on Saturday where not only they will look to bounce back but Georgia Tech will as well.
North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 2-3 while they’re 1-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and is in third place in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference while Georgia Tech comes into the game with a record of 1-3 while they’re 0-1 in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and in sixth in the division. “according to http://theacc.com/standings.aspx?path=football
As for North Carolina’s previous game, They were edged by Clemson in Chapel Hill last Saturday.
Trevor Lawrence connected with Tee Higgins on a 38-yard touchdown pass with 9:54 left and top-ranked Clemson stopped a late 2-point conversion to hold off North Carolina 21-20 on Saturday.
The Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had trouble all day in trying to extend their school-record winning streak to 20 games. They didn't go ahead for good until Lawrence's scoring strike in the fourth, then came up with the clinching stop after the Tar Heels pulled within a point with 1:17 left on Javonte Williams' short run. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/28/football-tar-heels-push-no-1-tigers-to-the-brink-21-20.aspx
The Tar Heels (2-3, 1-1) went for 2 and the lead, but the Tigers strung out Sam Howell's option run to the right and dragged him down short of the end zone to effectively clinch the win -- though it was far tougher than expected as a 27-point road favorite. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/28/football-tar-heels-push-no-1-tigers-to-the-brink-21-20.aspx
The Tar Heels gave themselves a shot late, but fell to 0-11 against No. 1-ranked teams in The Associated Press college football poll. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/9/28/football-tar-heels-push-no-1-tigers-to-the-brink-21-20.aspx
Like North Carolina, Georgia Tech also lost their previous game as they were routed by Temple at the home of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
Three turnovers inside Temple’s 35 yard line were too much to overcome for Georgia Tech in a 24-2 loss to the Owls on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-stumble-in-philadelphia/
Georgia Tech (1-3) and Temple (3-1) had nearly identical yardage (322 yards for TU, 305 for GT) but the Yellow Jackets committed three turnovers to the Owls’ one. All three of the Jackets’ miscues came inside Temple’s 35 yard line, including a fumble and interception in the end zone. The other turnover was a fumble that the Owls returned 73 yards for a touchdown. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-stumble-in-philadelphia/
Redshirt freshman quarterback James Graham paced Georgia Tech offensively with 10 completions for 100 yards. Wideouts Jalen Camp and Ahmarean Brown caught four passes for 63 yards and three passes for 64 yards, respectively. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-stumble-in-philadelphia/
Safety Christian Campbell and linebackers David Curry and Charlie Thomas led the Jackets defensively with seven tackles apiece. Thomas teamed up with defensive end Antwan Owens to tackle Temple running back Re’Mahn Davis in the end zone for a safety to give Georgia Tech points for the 278th-straight game, which is the seventh-longest streak in the nation. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-stumble-in-philadelphia/
Kick-Off is set for 4:00pm from Bobby Dodd Stadium. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.