Haynes King ran for a game-high 93 yards and a touchdown on Saturday to help Georgia Tech upset visiting No. 4 Miami, 28-23, in Atlanta.
King, who split time at quarterback with Aaron Philo, also threw for a touchdown, while Philo passed for 67 yards and a score. Jamal Haynes ran for 83 yards and a touchdown as the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a two-game skid.
Miami (9-1, 5-1) lost for the first time despite Cam Ward’s 348 passing yards and three touchdowns. Jacolby George led the Hurricanes with seven receptions for 88 yards. Ward fumbled on Miami’s final possession with under two minutes remaining.
Trailing 14-10 at halftime, Miami turned the ball over on downs on its opening drive of the second half, as Ward’s pass attempt was incomplete at Georgia Tech’s 39-yard line.
The Yellow Jackets then took a 21-10 lead on an eight-play, 61-yard drive that was stamped with Philo’s first career touchdown pass, a 15-yard score to Chase Lane with 6:46 remaining in the third quarter.
The Hurricanes responded with their first touchdown since their opening drive as Ward found Isaiah Horton on an 8-yard pass with 2:43 left in the third quarter. Ward’s two-point conversion attempt was stuffed and Miami’s deficit remained 21-16 entering the fourth.
On the ensuing drive, the Yellow Jackets converted a third-and-18 on Miami’s 45-yard line, as Philo found Bailey Stockton for a 27-yard reception. Three plays later, King delivered a 5-yard TD run to extend Georgia Tech’s lead 28-16 with 13:09 remaining in the game.
Miami closed to within one score when Ward connected with Xavier Restrepo for a 38-yard TD pass with 6:07 left. Following a Georgia Tech punt, Ward was strip-sacked by Romello Height, and Jordan van den Berg recovered the fumble on the Hurricanes’ 17-yard line to ice the win.
Haynes ran in the game’s first score from 16 yards out, giving the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead at the 12:49 mark.
Miami pulled even less than a minute later on Ward’s 74-yard strike to Elijah Arroyo. The Hurricanes took their only lead at 10-7 on Andres Borregales’ 41-yard field goal with 7:47 left in the first quarter.
Georgia Tech retook the lead with a 17-play, 75-yard drive, stamped with King’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Malik Rutherford for a 14-10 advantage.
–Field Level Media
