Clemson vs Georgia Tech live updates: No. 1 Tigers put up 73 points in win
Clemson faces Georgia Tech at noon Saturday on ABC. The State’s Matt Connolly is inside Bobby Dodd Stadium to report on the game. Follow our news and score updates here.
Clemson wins over Georgia Tech
Final score: Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7
Clemson TD: Hunter Helms two TD passes
Quarterback Hunter Helms threw his first collegiate TDs with a shovel pass to Kobe Pace for a 7-yard score and then a 35-yard pass to Ajou Ajou. Clemson leads 73-7 in the fourth quarter.
Clemson TD: Chez Mellusi scores
Running back Chez Mellusi scored on a 5-yard touchdown. Clemson leads 59-7 with 8:21 to go in the third quarter.
Clemson has backup QB in game
Clemson third-string quarterback Taisun Phommachanh entered the game for Trevor Lawrence early in the third quarter Saturday afternoon at Georgia Tech. Lawrence passed for a career-high 404 yards and five touchdowns before leaving the game after one drive in the second half. He had 391 passing yards and five touchdowns in the first half.
Clemson TD: Five TD passes for Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence to Amari Rodgers and it’s a 50-point first half for Clemson at Georgia Tech. The Tigers lead 52-7 at halftime. Lawrence has 391 yards passing and five TD passes.
Clemson TD: Travis Etienne finds the endzone
Clemson tops the 40-point mark in the first half at Georgia Tech on a 2-yard TD run by Travis Etienne. Clemson leads 45-7.
Clemson TD: Another Trevor Lawrence scoring toss
Trevor Lawrence connects with Frank Ladson for an 8-yard touchdown. The Tigers lead 38-7 with 3:14 left in the first half. Lawrence has 344 yards passing and four TDs.
Clemson TD: Nyles Pinckney scores in jumbo package
Clemson used its “jumbo” package for its fourth touchdown of the first half of Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech. Defensive tackle Nyles Pinckney lined up at fullback with Bryan Bresee at running back and scored from 1 yard out to give the Tigers a 31-7 lead midway through the second quarter. Other Tigers defensive linemen to scores TDs under Dabo Swinney include Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence and John Simpson.
Clemson TD: Lawrence to Allen
Trevor Lawrence connected with tight end Davis Allen for a 34-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. The Tigers opened up a 24-7 lead. It’s Lawrence’s third TD pass of the game. He has 233 yards passing.
Clemson Georgia Tech score update: Tigers lead 17-7 after 1st quarter
Clemson’s best two players and Heisman candidates made mistakes in the first quarter of Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech, but the Tigers still lead 17-7 after 1. Travis Etienne fumbled and Trevor Lawrence threw his first interception in nearly a year, but Lawrence threw a pair of touchdowns — one to Cornell Powell and one to Amari Rodgers — to give Clemson the lead.
Trevor Lawrence streak without interception ends
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was picked off late in the first quarter of Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech. The interception was Lawrence’s first of the season and his first since Oct. 19, 2019 at Louisville. Lawrence was intercepted by Zamari Walton. The pass was intended for Cornell Powell but Lawrence faced pressure and threw it up for grabs. (Georgia Tech turned the ball over on downs a few plays later.)
Clemson score: Tigers up 17-7 after field goal
The Tigers extended the lead to 17-7 in the first quarter with a BT Potter 30-yard field goal.
Clemson TD: Lawrence to Rodgers
Clemson leads 14-7 in the first quarter after Trevor Lawrence connected with Amari Rodgers for an 83-yard touchdown pass. Rodgers has three catches for 104 yards and a touchdown. Lawrence has 151 yards passing and two scores. There are 6 minutes left in the first quarter.
Georgia Tech TD: Sims to Camp
Touchdown Georgia Tech to tie the game at 7. Mario Goodrich got beat over the middle for a long score. Jeff Sims to Jalen Camp for a 59 yard score.
Clemson TD: Lawrence to Powell
Trevor Lawrence to Cornell Powell from 5 yards out. Touchdown. Tigers lead 7-0
The crowd for the Georgia Tech game
Georgia Tech is allowing a maximum of 11,000 fans at home games this season and is expecting a capacity crowd on Saturday .The only tickets Clemson received went to family members. However, it appears as though some Clemson fans purchased tickets on the secondary market.
Clemson uniform combo today
Clemson is wearing orange jerseys, with white pants for today’s matchup. Clemson typically wears white jerseys on the road but is wearing orange because Georgia Tech opted to wear white.
Clemson inactive list for Georgia Tech game
Clemson has released its inactive list for Saturday’s noon game at Georgia Tech:
S Michael Becker, TE Will Blackston, OL Kaleb Boateng, OL Will Boggs, DE Jack Brissey, DT DeMonte Capehart, PK Quinn Castner, S Peter Cote, LB David Cote, OL Mac Cranford, WR Hampton Earle, DT Nick Eddis, OL Will Edwards, OL Jacob Edwards, DT James Edwards, TE Sage Ennis, DE Justin Foster, LS Maddie Golden, WR Hamp Greene, WR Tye Herbstreit, S Jake Herbstreit, WR Josh Jackson, DT Darnell Jefferies, RB Ty Lucas, LB Matthew Maloney, RB Sylvester Mayers, OL Mitchell Mayes, S Bubba McAtee, CB Jack McCall, OL Zac McIntosh, LB Matt McMahan, DE Ruke Orhorhoro, TE Luke Price, DE Klayton Randolph, DT Etinosa Reuben, WR Justyn Ross, QB James Talton, OL Bryn Tucker, PK Jonathan Weitz and OL John Williams.
Ross and Price are out for the year with injuries, while Orhorhoro has a long-term knee injury that is expected to keep him sidelined until December.
Clemson did not reveal specifics on why each player is out, as the Tigers have changed the way they are reporting injuries in 2020 due to COVID-19. Clemson is only announcing players as “available” or “not available” this year.
The list of players is so long because the Tigers can only dress 80 players for road games.
Roman Reigns with a gift for Wrambling Wreck
WWE superstars are known for their wrestling moves as well as their catchphrases and merchandise. Universal champion Roman Reigns, a Georgia Tech defensive lineman in the mid-2000s, donated his newest T-shirt for members of the Yellow Jackets ahead of their game with No. 1 Clemson. The shirts read, “Wreck Everyone and Leave.” Before Friday’s edition of the weekly show SmackDown, Reigns tweeted “Braun tonight. #Smackdown Clemson tomorrow. #4the404 Same mission. #WreckEveryoneAndLeave.”
This story was originally published October 17, 2020 at 10:47 AM.
