Colorado BuffaloesvsGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets
COLO 14/GT 13
Things to say
Colorado edged Georgia Tech 14-13 on the road at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
01
opener
Colorado stole one on the road, 14-13. Georgia Tech moved the ball all night and had nothing to show for it. Came down to the last couple minutes.
02
key player
Julian Lewis wasn't pretty, 14-of-27 for 124, but he threw the one that mattered. Twenty-yard strike to Charlie Williams for the game-winner.
03
hot take
Georgia Tech lost that game, Colorado didn't win it. You settle for two chip-shot field goals in the red zone, you're asking to get beat.
04
deep cut
Rahkeem Smith took the kickoff back 100 yards. That special teams score was basically half of Colorado's points, and Lamont Lester had three sacks getting after their quarterback.
05
exit
Anyway, one-score game, Colorado's 1-0. We'll see if that offense holds up once the schedule gets real.
The recap
Georgia Tech moved the ball all night and had nothing to show for it — Mendoza threw for 237 and Jordan Allen went for 113 receiving, but the Jackets kept stalling out and settling for Aidan Birr field goals instead of finishing drives. That kept the door open, and Colorado kicked it in when Julian Lewis hit Charlie Williams on a 20-yard strike late to flip a 13-7 deficit into a 14-13 win.
Rahkeem Smith's 100-yard kickoff return was the other back-breaker, wiping out an early Buffs lead and swinging the field-position battle. Lamont Lester bullied the pocket for three sacks, and the Colorado defense bailed out an offense that only managed 124 through the air.