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No. 16 Georgia Tech Rallies to Beat Wake Forest 30-29 in OT After Late Non-Call Debate

The win extends Georgia Tech's best start since 2014, with an uncalled late offsides drawing scrutiny.

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Robby Ashford #2 of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons looks to pass the ball during the second half of a football game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium on September 11, 2025 in Winston-Salem, North Carolin
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Overview

  • Georgia Tech improved to 5-0 with a 30-29 overtime victory in Winston-Salem after erasing a 17-point third-quarter deficit.
  • Quarterback Haynes King threw for 243 yards with a touchdown and rushed for 106 yards and two scores, including the OT TD that set up the win.
  • The game ended when Wake Forest’s two-point try in overtime was intercepted, with reports differing on whether E.J. Lightsey or Clayton Powell-Lee made the play.
  • A late fourth-quarter sequence drew complaints as video showed a Georgia Tech defender offside on 3rd-and-5 with about 1:48 left, no flag was thrown, Wake punted, and Aidan Birr tied it with a 33-yard field goal with two seconds remaining.
  • Demond Claiborne ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns for Wake Forest, which fell to 2-2 (0-2 ACC) as Georgia Tech heads into a bye before hosting Virginia Tech on Oct. 11; Wake visits Virginia Tech on Oct. 4.