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No. 16 Georgia Tech Completes Comeback in OT to Stay Undefeated
Georgia Tech improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2014 after overcoming a 17-point deficit and securing the win with a key interception in overtime.
- Saturday, Georgia Tech held off Wake Forest 30-29 in overtime, securing the one-point victory in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- A replay clip shows a late offsides look on third-and-5 with 1:48 left as a Georgia Tech defender appeared offside, but no flag was thrown, allowing Georgia Tech to keep possession.
- A nine-play drive set up Aidan Birr's 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds left, then Haynes King scored the overtime winner and Clayton Powell-Lee intercepted the two-point try.
- Georgia Tech will return from its bye to host Virginia Tech on Oct. 11 after improving to 5-0, their best start since 2014.
- Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert defended the aggressive call, saying, `Had an opportunity to go win the game, and we took it,` while Robby Ashford and fans reacted angrily, claiming the win was `stolen`.
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