Georgia Tech is accustomed to earning a big advantage in time of possession as its triple-option offense churns out rushing yards with long scoring drives.
The Yellow Jackets couldn’t concoct that formula in their two games before Saturday but they were back to being stingy with the ball against North Carolina. While building a 21-14 halftime lead, Tech held the ball for 21:15 compared to 8:45 for North Carolina.
That Jackets couldn’t get big time of possession advantages in the losses to Notre Dame and Duke because they struggled with turnovers and had too many short or negative gains that created long third downs.