Colorado blocks late field goal to complete comeback win over Georgia Tech
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Colorado edged Georgia Tech 14-13 in a dramatic Thursday night opener at Bobby Dodd Stadium, highlighted by quarterback Julian Lewis’s 20-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Williams with 37 seconds remaining. Georgia Tech led 13-7 after Aidan Birr’s second field goal, but Colorado responded with a fast 75-yard, eight-play drive to take the lead. The game turned late when Boo Carter got a hand on Birr’s potential game-winning 45-yard kick, blocking it and sealing the win in the final seconds. The first half included multiple momentum swings, including a 100-yard kickoff return by Rahkeem Smith to tie the game at 7-7 and a Birr field goal that put Georgia Tech ahead 10-7 at halftime. Colorado’s late execution and a special-teams finish helped offset an uneven overall performance. The matchup marked the second consecutive year Georgia Tech opened with Colorado, after last year’s 27-20 Georgia Tech win in Boulder.
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Rivalry's already got some spice to it after Tech won last year in Boulder. Good series to keep going.
seconds is nothing to work with but Lewis made it look easy. Nice poise for a young QB.
That blocked field goal at the end was the whole game right there. Special teams winning it for Colorado.
