After Clemson called timeout prior to Georgia Tech’s fourth-and-goal play from the Tigers’ 2-yard line Saturday night, James Skalski walked over to defensive coordinator Brent Venables and said, “I haven’t made a play all night.”
That quickly changed.
With 19 seconds to play and the Tigers clinging to an eight-point lead, the Yellow Jackets faced a fourth-and-goal from the Clemson 2-yard line. Georgia Tech quarterback Jordan Yates shoveled a pass to tight end Dylan Deveney. But Skalski blew the play up, hitting Deveney at the three-yard line and then brought him down for no gain to preserve Clemson’s 14-8 victory at Memorial Stadium.