ACC Championship: Ga. Tech runs – for first 27 plays

Georgia Tech is known as a rushing team because of its triple-option offense. Saturday, the Yellow Jackets proved that – and then some – against Florida State in the ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium.

The Yellow Jackets ran the ball on their first 27 offensive plays – finally passing when quarterback Justin Thomas hit Deon Hill on a 27-yard pass in the second quarter. Georgia Tech scored on its first two possessions – running the ball 19 times without a pass. The Yellow Jackets then ran it eight times more on their third drive, the first time in ACC Championship history a team scored touchdowns the first three times it had the ball. That drive ended with a 4-yard scoring run by Zach Laskey.

The Yellow Jackets had 214 yards rushing by halftime, although they trailed 28-21. That ranked as the fifth-most rushing yards in ACC football championship game history.

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This story was originally published December 6, 2014 at 11:49 PM with the headline "ACC Championship: Ga. Tech runs – for first 27 plays."