With 2:09 left in the first half, Georgia Tech kicked off to Duke with a 20-13 lead. With 0:26 remaining, halfback Brittain Brown ran it in for a 2-yard touchdown to cap off an 11-play, 72-yard touchdown drive by the Blue Devils in just 1:37.
That is just one example of an incredibly poor showing for the Jackets in a game that would’ve propelled Tech to bowl eligibility for the second-straight season had it not ended with an embarrassing 43 to 20 blowout at the hands of Duke. Instead, Paul Johnson’s Yellow Jackets must either compete for sixth win against top-10 UGA next weekend or hope for mercy from the NCAA in the form of a bowl waiver at 5-6.