Georgia Tech knocks off Clemson 24-21
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Georgia Tech football fans got to enjoy something that they hadn't experienced in a decade on Saturday: A win over the Clemson Tigers. So when the game ended, it was predictable that they'd storm the field in celebration.
AP Top 25 ballots became even tougher to perfect as the dust settled on Week 3 of college football. No. 6 Georgia outlasted No. 15 Tennessee in a 44-41 overtime thriller on Saturday.
The Clemson Tigers take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Week 3 of the college football season on Saturday
The Yellow Jackets took down the Tigers on a dramatic last-second field goal, a win that could have significant playoff ramifications.
Aidan Birr made a 55-yard field goal as time expired and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets upset the No. 12 Clemson Tigers 24-21.
The stage is set for Clemson football's first conference test of the 2025 season. The 12th-ranked Tigers (1-1) head to Atlanta on Saturday to face Georgia Tech (2-0) in their ACC opener.
The defeat marks Clemson's second loss of the 2025 season, dropping them to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in ACC play. Following the game, former Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson criticized the program's current state, blaming NIL changes for a decline in player mentality.
Clemson entered the year at No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, but opened its season with a home loss against LSU and then struggled in Week 2 against Troy. Georgia Tech, meanwhile, is looking to break through into the upper echelon of the ACC once more.