Overview
- N.C. State piled up 583 yards as CJ Bailey threw for 340 yards with two touchdowns and added a rushing score.
- Duke Scott, starting for injured ACC rushing leader Hollywood Smothers, ran for a career-best 196 yards and a late 30-yard touchdown.
- Georgia Tech’s Haynes King totaled 408 passing yards and 103 rushing yards with four touchdowns and set the program mark for touchdowns responsible for at 84.
- Defensive lapses and red-zone issues hurt the Yellow Jackets, who settled for three field goals, missed another, and committed a false start at the 1-yard line.
- Virginia now sits alone atop the ACC standings, and analysts say Georgia Tech likely needs to win out after its bye with Boston College, Pitt and Georgia ahead; the game ended on Caden Fordham’s interception as Wolfpack fans stormed the field.