When the going got tough, Georgia Tech got flattened. The ascendant Yellow Jackets entered the most famous venue in college football as a road favorite. They exited a 30-22 loser, and that score flattered them. After 59 minutes and 11 seconds, Tech trailed by 23.
For Tech, the galling part wasn’t that it lost at Notre Dame. The history of this sport is littered with good teams who’ve come here and gone away sad. What was sobering is how little resistance was offered, at least while the game was winnable. The Jackets had scored 134 points against two nobodies.